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Your answers in your last two posts make zero sense to the question in your original post. Are these more questions not related to the first question?
In the first question, you first need to determine how much of the med the patient needs. What dose does 10mcg/kg/min equal in mcg/min? From there, you should be able to calculate how many mLs per hour you will set the pump for.
Edited to add:
You may find this thread very helpful for dosage calculations: Student Resources: Nursing Math
A critical care patient who weighs 80 kg has an order for 10 MCG/KG/MIN of dobutamine to be administered IV and regulated by an electronic pump. The supply of dobutamine is 500 MG in 250 mL OF D5W. I need Help, Please...
10mcg x 80kg = 800 mcg/min
60 min x 800 mcg x 1 mg x 250 ml (multiply these together)
---------------------------------- (take top number and divide it by numbers below)
1 hour x 1 min x 1000 mcg x 500 mg
Setting it up like this. It allows you to keep track of your conversions. So minutes cross out, mcg crosses out, and mg crosses out because theres 2 of them, so youre left with ml/hr
answer I got was 24ml/hr
Correct me if I'm wrong (math isnt my strong point )
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A critical care patient who weighs 80 kg has an order for 10 MCG/KG/MIN of dobutamine to be administered IV and regulated by an electronic pump. The supply of dobutamine is 500 MG in 250 mL OF D5W. I need Help, Please...