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Infuse Dobutamine 250 mg in 500 ml D5W at 5 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 143 pounds....

Infuse Dobutamine 250 mg in 500 ml D5W at 5 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 143 pounds. Concentration of solution is 500 mcg per ml. Hl be infused per minute and per hour?

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Dobutamine 250 mg/500ml.

0.5mg/ml is the concentration this means 500 mcg/ml.

5 mcg/kg/min. Patient's weight is 143 pound is 64.86 kg.

So, 64.86 x 5 = 325 mcg/min.

325/500 = 0.65ml/min

Ml/hr concentration will be 0.65 x 60 = 39 ml/hr.

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