Order: Avelox (moxifloxacin HCl) 400 mg IVPB daily for five days. ...

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Order: Avelox (moxifloxacin HCl) 400 mg IVPB daily for five days. The label on the IV reads moxifloxacin 400 mg/250 mL 0.9  saline, give over 60 minutes. At how many milliliters per hour will you set the infusion pump?
 
  1. 250 mL/h
  2. 400 mL/h
  3. 5 mL/h
  4. 7 mL/h

Question 2

Order: Pepcid (famotidine) 20 mg IVPB q.12h. The label on the 4 mL vial reads 10 mg/mL. The manufacturer recommends adding the famotidine to 50 mL of D5W and infusing the medication over 60 minutes.
 
  At how many microdrops per minute will you set the IVPB solution to infuse? 1. 52 mcgtt/min
  2. 20 mcgtt/min
  3. 125 mcgtt/min
  4. 50 mcgtt/min

[lkoler]

Answer to Question 1

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Global Rationale: 250 mL/60 min = 250 mL/h.

Answer to Question 2

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Global Rationale: 52 mL/h = 52 mcgtt/min.

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Excellent

[jordangronback]

Great answer, keep it coming