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daltonest1984

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Apresoline 10 mg IV every 4 hours is ordered for a patient with hypertension. The medication is available in a 5-mg/2-mL concentration. How many milliliters of Apresoline would the nurse administer with each dose? _____
 
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Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A patient with an allergy to heparin has orders for argatroban at 2 mcg/kg/min. The patient's weight is 125 kg. The argatroban is available in a 125 mg/125 mL concentration.
 
  How many milliliters per hour should the argatroban infuse? _______ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Jadwiga9

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

4 mL

Answer to Question 2

15 mL/h
Chapter 18: Pediatric Dosages
Ogden & Fluharty: Calculation of Drug Dosages, 10th Edition

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Insert the correct responses. Do not round doses.


daltonest1984

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Gracias!

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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