Exam 17: Critical Care Intravenous Flow Rates

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician orders dopamine IV drip at 4 mcg/kg/min for low blood pressure. The patient weighs 154 lb. The medication is supplied in 400 mg/250 mL of 0.45% NS. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient requiring mechanical ventilation is agitated. Propofol is infusing at 7 mL/h. The patient's weight is 85 kg. The propofol concentration is 15 mg/mL. At what rate, in micrograms per kilogram per minute, is the propofol infusing? ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Isuprel is ordered to infuse at 2 mcg/min for a patient with hypotension. The Isuprel is delivered to the unit in a 1 mg/250 mL concentration. How many milliliters per hour should the Isuprel infuse? _____________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with supraventricular tachycardia has amiodarone infusing at 16.7 mL/h. The amiodarone concentration is 900 mg/500 mL of D₅W. At what rate, in milligrams per minute, is the amiodarone infusing? ____________________

A patient with an admitting blood pressure of 230/140 mm Hg is receiving nitroprusside at 50 mL/h. The patient's weight is 70 kg. The nitroprusside concentration is 50 mg/250 mL of D₅W. How many micrograms per kilograms per minute of nitroprusside are infusing? _____________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with congestive heart failure has a Precedex drip infusing at 12 mL/h. The patient's weight is 80 kg. With a concentration of Precedex 200 mcg/50 mL NS, how many micrograms per kg per hour is the patient receiving? ____________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician has ordered a nitroglycerin drip at 10 mcg/min for a patient with chest pain. The nitroglycerin concentration is 50 mg/250 mL. How many milliliters per hour should the nitroglycerin be infused? ___________

A patient is receiving dopamine at 12 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 800 mg/250 mL of 0.9% NS. The patient's weight is 70 kg. Calculate the micrograms per kilogram per minute the patient is receiving. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient is receiving dopamine at 20 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 800 mg/250 mL of 0.9% NS. The patient's weight is 70 kg. Calculate the micrograms per kilogram per minute the patient is receiving. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with heart failure has nitroglycerin infusing at 5 mL/h. The nitroglycerin concentration is 100 mg/500 mL of D₅W. At what rate, in micrograms per minute, is the nitroglycerin infusing? ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician orders procainamide IV drip at 3 mg/min for premature ventricular contractions. The medication is supplied in 2 g/500 mL of NS. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient is receiving vasopressin at 12 mL/h. The vasopressin concentration is 4 mg/250 mL. How many micrograms per minute of vasopressin is the patient receiving? ________________

A patient is receiving lidocaine at 15 mL/h. The concentration of lidocaine is 2 g/500 mL of D₅W. Calculate the milligrams per minute the patient is receiving. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician has ordered an Inocor drip at 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient with congestive heart failure. The Inocor concentration is 500 mg/250 mL D₅W. How many milliliters per hour should the Inocor infuse for a patient weighing 64 kg? ______________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with septic shock has a Neo-Synephrine drip infusing at 20 mL/h. The Neo-Synephrine concentration is 50 mg in 250 mL of NS. How many micrograms per minute is the patient receiving? _________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician has ordered a Levophed drip at 8 mcg/min for a patient with hypotension. The Levophed concentration is 4 mg/250 mL D₅W. How many milliliters per hour should the Levophed be infused? ______________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with congestive heart failure has an Inocor drip infusing at 15 mL/h. The patient's weight is 70 kg. With a concentration of Inocor 500 mg/250 mL D₅W, how many micrograms per kg per minute is the patient receiving? ____________

The physician orders amiodarone IV drip at 0.5 mg/min for ventricular dysrhythmias. The medication is supplied in 900 mg/500 mL of D₅W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

.A patient with supraventricular tachycardia has a maintenance infusion of Brevibloc 100 mcg/kg/min ordered. The Brevibloc concentration is 10 mg/mL. The patient's weight is 80 kg. How many milliliters per hour should the IV pump be set for? ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician orders a nitroglycerin IV drip to infuse at 8 mcg/min for chest pain. The medication is supplied in 25 mg/250 mL of D₅W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________