Question

A hospital order for midazolam, for sedation, at a rate of 0.05 mg/kg/hr is received for a patient. he patient is a 33 year old female patient who is 5 feet 4 inches and weighs 164 lbs. Since she is obese, the patient should receive the medication based on her ideal body weight, rather than her actual body weight. Question: calculate the infusion rate in (mL/hour) for the midazolam IV solution with a concentration of 0.5 mg/mL

Answer 1

Answer: Here the given information is the patient is 164lbs.

Midazolam given to Patient 0.05mg/kg/hr ( it means 0.05 mg is given per kilogram of weight in an hour)

So, 164lbs = 74.38 kilogram.

So, the concentration given 0.5mg/ml.

The infusion rate will be 74.38kg* 0.05 mg/kg/hr = 3.719 mg/ hr.