Order: Phenytoin (Dilantin)15 mg/kg loading dose IV push stat. Phenytoin is supplied 50 mg/mL and is to be administered at 25 mg/min.How many mL would you administer over how many minutes if the client weighs 65 kilograms?

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The loading dose is calculated as 15 mg/kg for a 65 kg patient, which equals 975 mg. Since phenytoin is supplied as 50 mg/mL, you need 19.5 mL (975 mg / 50 mg/mL). Administering at 25 mg/min, it will take 39 minutes (975 mg / 25 mg/min).

Order: Phenytoin (Dilantin)15 Mg/kg Loading Dose IV Push Stat