You are treating a 220 -pound male patient in cardiogenic shock. The physician has ordered that you administer 5 mcg/kg/min to this patient. You prepare the infusion by placing 200 mg of dopamine into 250 mL of D5W. Using a microdrip (60 gtts/mL) administration set, what will you set the rate of infusion at (gtts/min)?
a. 3 gtts/min
b. 38 gtts/min
c. 300 gtts/min
d. 0.300 gtts/min
b
Rationale: b. The student may utilize information contained in Section 6 of this Chapter. There are different methods to utilize when calculating medication dosages and the student should use the one that works best for them.
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