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Directions: Calculate the IV Medication and Infusion Rates

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Directions: Calculate the IV medication and infusion rates.Use a calculator for safe dose range calculations,multiplication,and long division as desired.Verify results using DE-style equations where requested.If the order is unsafe,do not proceed with the math.Label answers.
Ordered: Dobutamine hydrochloride IV infusion 0.5 mcg per kg per minute,
for a patient with cardiac decompensation.
Patient weight: 70 kg.
Available dobutamine: 250 mg in 500 mL
A)How many mg per mL of drug are contained in the IV?
B)How many mcg per mL of drug are contained in the IV?
C)What flow rate will you set in mL per hr to the nearest tenth of a mL? DA:
D)Evaluation:

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b.0.5 X 1000 = 500 mcg/mL...

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