A 54 kg woman requires dobutamine at 10 micrograms/kg/minute.
A 50 mL vial has 250 mg of Dobutamine. This is to be administered undiluted using a syring pump.
What is the rate of administration in mL/hour?
1.8 mL/hour
6.48 mL/hour
64.8 mL/hour
18 mL/hour
A nurse needs to administer 720 mg Drug X (1: 1000) over 24 hours, through a syringe pump. At what rate does she need to set the pump at?
3 mL/hour
30 mL/hour
0.03 mL/hour
0.3 mL/hour
You have 200 mls of 2.5% Drug Y. What is the weight of Drug Y?
5 mg
500 gm
500 mg
5 gm