You are going to administer 1.5 mg/kg of lidocaine, IV bolus, to a patient who has unstable ventricular tachycardia. The lidocaine concentration is 100 mg in a prefilled syringe of 10 mL. The patient weighs 158 pounds. How many milliliters of lidocaine will you administer?
a. 10.8 mL c. 0.108 mL
b. 1.08 mL d. 0.0108 mL
a
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a) Pain. b) Affect. c) Stress. d) Depression.
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What steps should be taken immediately?
What will be an ideal response?
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