Exam 17: Critical Care Intravenous Flow Rates

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient with a pulmonary embolus has Refludan infusing at 20 mL/h. The Refludan concentration is 100 mg in 250 mL of D₅W. The patient's weight is 70 kg. How many milligrams per kilogram per hour of Refludan is the patient receiving? ____________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Nesiritide is infusing at 18 mL/h for a patient with congestive heart failure. The nesiritide bag has a 1.5 mg/250 mL concentration. How many micrograms per kilogram per minute is the nesiritide infusing for a 70-kg patient? _______________

The physician orders Nipride IV drip at 3 mcg/kg/min for elevated blood pressure. The patient weighs 165 lb. The medication is supplied in 50 mg/250 mL of D₅W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician orders esmolol IV drip at 50 mcg/kg/min for tachycardia. The patient weighs 132 lb. The medication is supplied in 5 g/500 mL of D₅W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with heart failure has a nitroglycerin drip infusing at 7 mL/h. With a concentration of nitroglycerin 50 mg/250 mL, how many micrograms per minute is the patient receiving? _________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician has ordered a lidocaine drip at 2 mg/min for a patient with ventricular tachycardia. The lidocaine concentration is 2 g/250 mL D₅W. How many milliliters per hour should the lidocaine be infused? ______________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A patient in shock has an order for a Neo-Synephrine drip at 50 mcg/min. The pharmacy dilutes 50 mg of Neo-Synephrine in 250 mL of NS. How many milliliters per hour should the Neo-Synephrine drip be infused? __________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A patient with an allergy to heparin has an order for Refludan 0.1 mg/kg/h. The pharmacy dilutes 100 mg of Refludan in 250 mL of D₅W. For a patient weighing 70 kg, how many milliliters per hour should the Refludan drip be infused? ___________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. During your morning assessment, you note that a patient in hypovolemic shock has a Levophed drip infusing at 7 mL/h. With a concentration of Levophed 8 mg/250 mL, how many micrograms per minute is the patient receiving? ____________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Nesiritide is ordered to infuse at 0.01 mcg/kg/min for a patient with congestive heart failure. The nesiritide is available in a 1.5 mg/250 mL D₅W concentration. How many milliliters per hour should the nesiritide infuse for an 80-kg patient? ________________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient is receiving dopamine at 6 mL/h. The concentration of dopamine is 800 mg/250 mL of 0.9% NS. The patient's weight is 75 kg. Calculate the micrograms per kilogram per minute the patient is receiving. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician orders a lidocaine IV drip to infuse at 3 mg/min for premature ventricular contractions. The medication is supplied in 1 g/250 mL of D₅W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with ventricular tachycardia has a lidocaine drip infusing at 45 mL/h. With a concentration of lidocaine 2 g/250 mL D₅W, how many milligrams per minute is the patient receiving? ____________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A patient with an allergy to heparin has orders for argatroban at 2 mcg/kg/min. The patient's weight is 125 kg. The argatroban is available in a 125 mg/125 mL concentration. How many milliliters per hour should the argatroban infuse? _______

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. A patient is receiving nitroglycerin at 10 mL/h. The concentration of nitroglycerin is 50 mg/500 mL of 0.9% NS. Calculate the micrograms per minute the patient is receiving. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. The physician has ordered a Precedex drip at 0.5 mcg/kg/h to sedate a patient on a ventilator. The Precedex concentration is 200 mcg/50 mL NS. How many milliliters per hour should the Precedex infuse for a patient weighing 84 kg? ______________

The physician orders a Levophed IV drip at 2.5 mcg/min for hypotension. The medication is supplied in 2 mg/500 mL of D₅W. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour. ____________________

Round your answer to the nearest tenth. Vasopressin is infusing at 18 mL/h for a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding. The vasopressin bag has a 100 units/100 mL concentration. How many units per minute is the vasopressin infusing? _______________

Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Isuprel is infusing at 15 mL/h for a patient with bradycardia. The Isuprel bag has a 1 mg/250 mL concentration. How many micrograms per minute is the Isuprel infusing? ____________