Ordered: Nitroprusside sodium at 0.4 mcg per kg per min for a patient with severe hypertension. Patient weight is 198 lb.
Available: Nitroprusside sodium 50 mg in 250 mL D5W.
a. What is the patient's weight in kg?
b. What is the hourly drug ordered in mg (to the nearest tenth of an mg)?
c. What is the flow rate to be set on the infusion pump?
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