Question

13. The prescriber ordered dopamine hydrochloride (Intropin) at a rate of 0.003 milligrams per kilogram per minute The patient weighs 122 pounds. The directions are as follows: Add 160 mg (1 mL) to 250 mL of 5% D/W a. Calculate the flow rate in mililiters per hour for this infusion. 14. A medication order states that 50 mililiters of asparaginase (Elspar) are to b e added to 100 milliliters of 5% D/W (total 150 milliliters) Calculate the flow rate in microdrops so that your patient, who weighs 60 kilograms, receives 1 milliliter per kilogram per hour of this antineoplastic drug. a. 15. The prescriber has ordered 500 milliliters of 5% D/W with 100 units of Humulin R insulin (1 milliliter). Infuse at a rate of 0.7 milliliters per minute. a. How many hours will it take to complete this infusion? 16. An infusion of 1000 milliliters of 5% D/W is started at 11 am. The flow rate is 20 drops per minute, and the drop factor is 20 drops per milliliter At what time will the infusion finish? The prescriber ordered Vibramycin 200 mg in 50 milliters of lactated Ringer's solution, 0.08 mg/kg/min. The patient weighs 74 kilograms, and the drop factor is 10 drops per milliliter. a. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute 18. A patient is receiving an IV of 250 milliliters of 5% D/W with 200 milligrams of methyldopa (Aldomet), 0.005 milligrams per kilogram per minute. The patient weighs 200 pounds. a. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. w The 19. The medication order states that 12,000 units of heparin are to be added to 250 milliliters of 5% D patient is to receive 1200 units per hour IV. How many milliliters per hour will your patient receive?

Answer 1

13.

a.62.5 ml

14.

a.150ml/hr

15.

a. 12 hr

16.

a. 20hr

17.

a.33.3 drops/mt

18.

a.9 ml/hr

19.

a.25ml/hr

15.