A 1-year-old child with hypotensive septic shock.Child weighs 9 kg. Order: dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min. Dilute 40 mg dopamine in 49.5 mL D₅W to make a total volume of 50 mL. Infuse at 3.4 mL/hr with syringe pump. Pediatric dosage range: 2 to 20 mcg/kg/min. Drug available: dopamine 400 mg/5 mL.
a. Concentration per minute?
b. Concentration per hour?
c. Concentration of solution?
d. Infusion rate, volume per hour?
e. Drug order?

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The Answer of A 1-year-old child with hypotensive septic shock.Child weighs 9 kg. Order: dopamine 5 mcg/kg/min. Dilute 40 mg dopamine in 49.5 mL D₅W to make a total volume of 50 mL. Infuse at 3.4 mL/hr with syringe pump. Pediatric dosage range: 2 to 20 mcg/kg/min. Drug available: dopamine 400 mg/5 mL. a. Concentration per minute? b. Concentration per hour? c. Concentration of solution? d. Infusion rate, volume per hour? e. Drug order?

A 1-Year-Old Child with Hypotensive Septic Shock