Deck 8: Critical Care

Question 1

Aminophylline 1 g in 250 mL D₅W at 20 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Answer 1

a.
b.
c.
d.
e. 20 mg/hr (given)

Question 2

Lidocaine 2 g in 500 mL D₅W at 3 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Answer 2

a. 2000 mg/500 mL = 4 mg/mL
b. 3 mg/min/4 mg/mL = 0.75 mL/min
c. 0.75 mL/min x 60 min/hr = 45 mL/hr
d. 3 mg/min (given)
e. 45 mL/hr x 4 mg/mL = 180 mg/hr

Question 3

Dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 3 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 60 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Answer 3

a. 400 mg/250 mL x 1000 mcg/mg = 1600 mcg/mL (or 1.6 mg/mL)
b. 180 mcg/min/1600 mcg/mL = 0.1125 mL/min
c. 60 min/hr x 0.1125 mL/min = 6.75 mL/hr
d. 3 mcg/kg/min x 60 kg = 180 mcg/min
e. 10,800 mcg/hr (or 10.8 mg/hr)

Question 4

Nitroglycerin 50 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 10 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 5

Nitroglycerin 100 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 25 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 6

Procainamide 1 g in 500 mL D₅W at 4 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 7

Nitroprusside 50 mg in 1000 mL D₅W at 5 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 60 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 8

Isoproterenol 1 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 5 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 9

Isoproterenol 2 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 5 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 10

Norepinephrine 4 mg in 1000 mL D₅W at 10 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 11

Norepinephrine 4 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 8 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 12

Epinephrine 5 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 4 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 13

Bretylium tosylate 1 g in 250 mL D₅W at 2 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 14

Phenylephrine HCl 10 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 150 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 15

Regular Humulin insulin 100 units in 1000 mL PSS at 6 units/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 16

Oxytocin 10 units in 1000 mL PSS at 10 milliunits/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 17

Esmolol 2.5 g in 500 mL D₅W at 100 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 100 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 18

Esmolol 2.5 g in 250 mL D₅W at 200 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 50 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 19

Phenylephrine HCl 10 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 50 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 20

Morphine sulfate 100 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 3 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 21

Dobutamine 500 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 5 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 80 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 22

Dobutamine 250 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 10 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 100 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 23

Ranitidine HCl 150 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 6.25 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 24

Heparin 12,500 units in 250 mL D₅W at 1200 units/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 25

Diltiazem HCl in 125 mg in 250 mL PSS at 5 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 26

Aminophylline 1 g in 250 mL D₅W at 16 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 27

Lidocaine HCl 2 g in 500 mL D₅W at 2 mg/min IV
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 28

Lidocaine HCl 2 g in 500 mL D₅W at 3 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 29

Dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 5 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 165 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 30

Heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL D₅W at 1000 units/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 31

Nitroglycerine 50 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 25 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 32

Vasopressin 100 units in 250 mL D₅W at 0.2 units/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 33

Procainamide HCl 2 g in 250 mL D₅W at 3 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 34

Nitroprusside 50 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 3 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 70 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 35

Procainamide HCl 2 g in 250 mL D₅W at 15 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 36

Heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL D₅W at 1400 units/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 37

Atracurium besylate 20 mg in 100 mL D₅W at 5 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 80 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 38

Norepinephrine 4 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 2 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 39

Diltiazem 250 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 5 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 40

Morphine sulfate 100 mg in 500 mL D₅W at 8 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 41

Alteplase 100 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 20 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 42

Potassium chloride 80 mEq in 100 mL D₅W at 10 mEq/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 43

Milrinone 20 mg in D₅W 100 mL at 0.5 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 86.36 kg
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 44

Diltiazem 100 mg in NS 100 mL at 5 mg/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 45

Diprivan 10 mg/mL in 50 mL vial at 50 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 260 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 46

Heparin 10,000 units in NS 100 mL at 10 mL/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 47

Midazolam 100 mg in D₅W 100 mL at 0.25 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 48

Nesiritide (Natrecor) 1.5 mg in D₅W 250 mL at 0.1 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 210 lb , Available: Natrercor (nesiritide) 1.5 mg/5 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 49

Eptifibatide (Integrilin) infuse at 2 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 186 lb , Available: Eptifibatide 200 mg/100 mL premixed vial
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 50

Tirofiban (Aggrastat) infuse at 1 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 165 l , Available: tirofiban 25 mg/500 mL premixed vial
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 51

Torsemide (Demadex) 200 mg in 250 mL NSS and infuse at 3.1 mg/hr , Available: torsemide 100 mg/10 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 52

Propofol 10 mg/mL in a 50 mL premixed vial at 38 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 375 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 53

Midazolam 25 mg in D₅W 45 mL at 0.02 mg/kg/hr; patient weight = 250 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 54

Order: Regular insulin 100 units in 100 mL at 0.1 unit/kg body wt/hr; patient weight = 350 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per hour?

Question 55

Order: Regular insulin 50 units in 500 mL NS at 6 units/hr
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per hour?

Question 56

Order: labetalol 200 mg in 160 mL D₅W at 0.5 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 57

Order: amiodarone 450 mg in 250 mL D₅W and infuse at 0.5 mg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 58

Order: esmolol 200 mg in 100 mL NS at 50 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 194 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 59

Order: milrinone 20 mg in 100 mL D₅W at 0.5 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 187 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 60

Order: isoproterenol 2 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 0.25 mcg/kg/min; patient weight = 245 lb
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 61

Order: norepinephrine 8 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 2 mcg/min
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the volume per minute?
c. What is the volume per hour?
d. What is the concentration per minute?
e. What is the concentration per hour?

Question 62

Procainamide 1 g in 250 mL D₅W at 4 mg/min.
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 63

Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) 200 mcg in 46 mL NS at 0.6 mcg/kg/hr for total volume deliver via syringe pump. Patient weighs 70 kg.Available: Precedex 100 mcg/mL in 2 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 64

Dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 1 mcg/kg/min; patient weighs 123 lb,Available: dopamine 200 mg in 5 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per minute?
c. What is the concentration per hour?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 65

Milrinone 20 mg in 80 mL of D₅W for total volume of 100 mL. Infuse at 0.375 mcg/kg/min. Patient weighs 82 kg , Available: milrinone 20 mg in 20 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per minute?
c. What is the concentration per hour?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 66

Amiodarone 360 mg in 250 mL D₅W and infuse over 6 hours , Available: amiodarone 450 mg in 9 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 67

Fentanyl 20 mg in 100 mL NS and infuse at 24 mcg/kg/hr for severe burn patient; patient weighs 210 Ib , Available: Fentanyl 20 mg reconstitute with 10 mL NS
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 68

Administer Cardizem (diltiazem) 125 mg in 100 mL D₅W bolus 0.25 mg/kg/min. Add medication volume to IV fluid. Patient weighs 64 kg , Available: diltiazem 50 mg/10 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per minute?
c. What is the volume per minute?

Question 69

Administer Cardizem (diltiazem) 125 mg in 100 mL D₅W at 10 mg/hr , Available: diltiazem 50 mg/10 mL add drug volume to D₅W
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 70

Lidocaine 2 g in 250 mL D₅W at 3 mg/min , Available: 2 g in 250 mL D₅W premixed bag
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per minute?
e. What is the volume per hour?

Question 71

Propofol 1% at 100 mcg/kg/min; patient weighs 80 g , Available propofol 1%, 1000 mg/100 mL bottle
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 72

Nitroglycerin 100 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 20 mcg/min , Available: nitroglycerin premixed bag 100 mg in 250 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per hour?
c. What is the concentration per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 73

Nitroprusside (Nitropress) 50 mg in 250 mL D₅W at 4 mcg/kg/min; patient weighs 136 lb , Available: Nitropress 50 mg in 2 mL
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per minute?
c. What is the concentration per hour?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 74

Dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL NS at 2.5 mcg/kg/min; patient weighs 75 g , Available: dobutamine premixed bag 250 mg/250 mL NS
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per minute?
c. What is the concentration per hour?
d. What is the volume per hour?
e. What is the volume per minute?

Question 75

Amiodarone 150 mg in 100 mL D₅W; infuse over 10 minutes , Available: amiodarone 150 mg in 3 mL vial
a. What is the concentration of the solution?
b. What is the concentration per minute?
c. What is the volume per minute?
d. What is the volume per hour?