Author Question: Order: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) 400 mg in 200 mL DW IVPB. The patient weighs 175 pounds, and is to ... (Read 75 times)

audie · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

Order: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) 400 mg in 200 mL DW IVPB. The patient weighs 175 pounds, and is to receive 6 mg/kg/h. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. The drop factor is 15 gtt/mL.

1. 50 gtt/min
2. 1066 gtt/min
3. 60 gtt/min
4. 262 gtt/min

Question 2

Order: Add 125 mg of morphine sulfate to DW 250 mL stat. and infuse at 0.005 mg/kg/min. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour for the patient who weighs 95 kilograms.

1. 0.2 mL/h
2. 28.5 mL/h
3. 0.95 mL/h
4. 57 mL/h

stillxalice · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 3, 2018

Answer to Question 1

3

Global Rationale: 175 2.2 = 79.5 kg 6 = 477 mg/h.

Answer to Question 2

4

Global Rationale: 95 0.005 = 0.475 mg/min.