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