Hello to all. My instructor sent out 2 pgs of practice problems and I am having a hard time figuring out the flow rates. I feel as if key items are missing (i.e. gtt/min or ml/hr and time to be infused)
If someone could help anyone please do!!!! I am going crazy because we have the exam on thursday and she sent it with no answer key.
I answered the first 2 of each section then stopped because honestly it does not make sense for me to answer them the way it is presented
Drug Calculation Practice Questions
Compute the flow rate for each of these medications administered by infusion pump.
0.002mg/min???
0.65625mg/min= 0.66mg/min???
Medication Calculation Practice Questions
Your patient is to start a dopamine drip due to severe hyptotension. The pharmacy has sent you a 250ml bag of NS with 400mg dopamine. What is the rate of infusion if the physician has ordered the following: 8mcg/kg for your client that weighs 186 pounds?
0.4227/hr???
How much would the patient be receiving if his pump was running at 11ml/hr?
I got 17.6/hr???
You have a client that is in atrial fibrillation. The doctor has ordered procainamide (Procaine, Pronestyl) IV. The order reads to give the patient 2 mg/min. The pharmacy has sent you a 500ml bag of D5W with 3gm of procainamide. What is the rate of infusion?
Hint: Milligrams/minute
6.6mg/hr???
If this patient's IV was running at 22ml/hr, how much medicine is he receiving?
No more hints...you can do it. To use the calculation sheet do the following. Look at the way the medications is ordered (mcg/kg/min; mcg/min; ml/hr) Look at how much medication you are adding to the bag (is it ordered in mg or grams). Fill in the blanks based on your orders.
Your patient has an Aminophylline drip of 500mg aminophylline in 250ml NS. How much if the patient receiving if his pump is running at 12ml/hr?
Your patient is complaining of chest pain. The doctor has ordered Tridil (NTG) at 5mcg/min. You have a 500ml bottle of D5W with 50mg of Tridil added. What is the rate of infusion?