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Awilson837

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A drug is ordered to titrate between 4 and 6 mcg/kg/min. The body weight is 78.6 kg and the solution strength is 200 mg/100 mL. Calculate the dosage range in mcg/min and flow rate range in mL/hr.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Find the total time to infuse: _____________. Ordered: 200 mL D5W  75 gtt/min using 60 gtt/mL
  tubing.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



sultansheikh

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Answer to Question 1

314-472 mcg/min; 9-14 mL/hr

Answer to Question 2

2 h and 40 min



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