Answer: 4.5 mg
Milrinone 50 mcg / kg ( health care provider prescription)
patient weight= 198 lb
= 89.81Kg ( 1lb= 0.453kg)
Dose of milrinone: 50mcg× 89.81 kg= 4,490.55 mcg
4490.55 mcg= 4.49 mg ( 1 mcg= 0.001mg).
Milrinone is administered as an emergency treatment for congestive heart failure.
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