Question

Tenecteplase is a modified enzyme that converts plasminogen to plasmin, which aids in the breakdown of blood clots. The recommended total dose of tenecteplase for a 165-pound patient is 40 mg, which is administered by IV bolus over a 5-second interval. The concentration of the tenecteplase solution is 5 mg/ml. How many milliliters are present in a single dose of the solution?

Answer 1

Answer ;

Here the patient weight is 165 pound, that would be around 75 kg.
The patient weight should be noted while administering this types of drug, because it depends the weights of the patient.

In the given case, the patient weighs between the range of 70 to 80 kg and in the given statement it is appropriately ordered as 40 mg and it should be via IV bolus.

Here the total amount is administering with the time of 5 seconds interval and the amount need to be push for one single dose
would be of 8 ml. So the answer is 8 ml.