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11. The client has an order to receive dobutamine 40 mg IV in 100 mL D5W to infuse at 6mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 168...

11. The client has an order to receive dobutamine 40 mg IV in 100 mL D5W to infuse at 6mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 168lbs. What should be the flow rate of the IV pump? __________________ mL/hr (Round to second decimal place)

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The client weighs 168lbs

= 76.2035 kg

order to receive dobutamine 40 mg IV in 100 mL D5W = 0.40 mg/ml

infuse at 6mcg/kg/min

= 0.006mg/kg/min

= 0.006mg x 60

= 0.36 mg

= 0.36/40

= 0.9

90 ml/hr

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