Your medical direction physician orders an IV drip of lidocaine ...

[yoooooman]

Your medical direction physician orders an IV drip of lidocaine at 2 mg/min. You mix 2 g of lidocaine in 500 mL of D5W. You are using a microdrip administration set delivering 60 drops/mL. How many drops per minute will your infusion be?
 
  a. 15 drops c. 45 drops
  b. 30 drops d. 60 drops

Question 2

Your patient is a 35-year-old woman who was involved in a low-speed motor vehicle collision. She is awake and complaining of mild neck pain. Initial vital signs were: pulse 84, respirations 16, and blood pressure 116/78. You did not find any signs of injury during your secondary exam. You should reassess her vital signs:
 
  A) continuously.
  B) every 5 minutes.
  C) every 15 minutes.
  D) only if there is a change in her mental status.

[okolip]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

C

[yoooooman]

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[okolip]

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