Question

Your hypertensive patient has order for Nipride 50 mg in 250 ml D5W. Infuse at 3 mcg/kg/min for a patient weighing 82 kg. Drop factor is 60 gtts/ml. _____ amt. drug/min for 82 kg patient. ____ amt. drug/ml. _____ ml/min. ______gtt/ min.

Work has to be shown in D.A. format.

Answer 1

- Ans: - Nipride for HTN. ordered dose - 50mg - Volume = 250ml Recommended dose = 3mcg/kg/min . Drop factor (g tt) - Gogtts weight = 82kg. i) påtient's Dosé = weight x ordered Recommended conversion : convent mcg into mg 1 mcg = 0.001 mg 3 mcg = 0.001x03 - 0.003 mg. patients dose = 82 x 0.003 0 P = 0. 246 mg : Patients amount of dose = 0.246 mg drug/min' a dose

ii) If so mg in 250 ml - Then 0.246 in xml 50x2 = 250 X0-246 x = 250x 0.246 50 2= 1.230 m) - 1.23 ml drug / min should be given illy Drip rate= ? Rate = volume xDrop facton - Time = 1.23 X 60 Rate = 73.8 Ž 74 drops / min e Patient should administer IV 74 gtt/min rate. at