Need Help With Drug Calculations, Please!

[RainDreamer, BSN, RN]

Today was the first day of class and we have a drug calc test tomorrow. I'm reviewing and know most of them, but there's a few new ones on here that are tripping me up a bit. I've got the answers here, but I want to work through them to make sure I know how to work them out tomorrow. If anyone could please steer me in the right direction I would really appreciate it!

11.

Give Cefuroxime 750 mg q8h

Available: Cefuroxime 1 g, add 4.5 ml diluent to yield 5 ml

Set and Solution: Buretrol with a 60 gtt/ml drop factor and D5W 500 ml

Instructions: Dilute with 50 ml and give over 30 min.

a. Drug Dose?

b. Flow Rate?

12.

Dopamine 400 mg in 250 ml D5W at 3 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 60kg

a. concentration of solution?

b. vol/min?

c. vol/hr?

d. conc/min?

e. conc/hr?

[RainDreamer, BSN, RN]

Ooops, nevermind, I got it! I guess I just needed a nap and to give my brain a break because I ended up falling asleep, woke up and worked on them a bit more and have it figured out now :) Have a good night all!