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12. Give patient 24 mg of dopamine in 356 mL of D5W to be infused at...

12. Give patient 24 mg of dopamine in 356 mL of D5W to be infused at a rate of 5,849 mcg/hr. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr?

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Ordered dose of dopamine is 24mg

Volume of D5W is 356ml

Rate of dopamine infusion = 5849mcg / hr

Convert mcg to mg

1 mcg is equal to 0.001 mg

Then 5849 mcg = 5.849 mg

Flow rate = Volume of the infusion( ml) / total time to infuse (hr)

= 356ml / 24 hr

= 14.83 ml / hr

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