Critical Care Dosages

Critical Care Dosages The physician has ordered a norepinephrine drip at 8 mcg/min for a patient with hypotension. The norepinephrine concentration is 4 mg/250 mL D5W. How many milliliters per hour should the norepinephrine be infused? - ANSWER 30 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? - ANSWER 3.2 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. - ANSWER 11 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? - ANSWER 23.3 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 - ANSWER 15 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? - ANSWER 8 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 - ANSWER 1 The physician orders nitroprusside 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. - ANSWER 68 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? - ANSWER 10 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. - ANSWER 18 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? - ANSWER 11 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? - ANSWER 6 The physician orders a norepinephrine 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. - ANSWER 38 A patient with septic shock has a Neo-Synephrine drip infusing at 20 mL/h. The NeoSynephrine concentration is 50 mg in 250 mL of NS. How many micrograms per minute is the patient receiving? - ANSWER 66.7 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? - ANSWER 7.1 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. - ANSWER 15.2 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. - ANSWER 9.1 Isoproterenol is ordered to infuse at 2 mcg/min for a patient with hypotension. The isoproterenol is delivered to the unit in a 1 mg/250 mL concentration. How many milliliters per hour should the isoproterenol infuse? - ANSWER 30 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? - ANSWER 2.4 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