1. An order is received to administer dopamine to a 176-pound patient by mixing 200 milligrams of dopamine into a 250-mi
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1. An order is received to administer dopamine to a 176-pound patient by mixing 200 milligrams of dopamine into a 250-mi
1. An order is received to administer dopamine to a 176-pound patient by mixing 200 milligrams of dopamine into a 250-milliliter bag of DW. Dopamine is supplied in ampules containing 200 mg/4 mL. The order is to deliver the dopamine at 5 ug/kg/min. At how many drops per minute will you adjust your microdrip administration set to drip? 2. You have just received orders to initiate an epinephrine drip on your 22-pound pediatric patient. The order is to mix 1 milligram of epineph- rine into a 250-milliliter bag of D-W and run at 0.1 ug/kg/min. Using a microdrip administration set, at how many drops per minute will the in- fusion run? In problem 2, what would the drip rate be if the doctor doubled the dose to 0.2 mg/kg/min?
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