Exam 14: Critical Care Intravenous Flow Rates

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? ____________

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.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 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.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 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.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.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? _______________

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 whole number.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.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 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 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 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? ____________________

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.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 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 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? ____________