Critical Care Infusions Calculations: IV Infusion Calculations (Working Shown)

Critical Care Infusions Calculations: 1. 250 mL of D5W contains 400 mg of Dopamine. How many mg of Dopamine is in each mL of solution? a) 1600 b) 1.6 c) 400 d) 0.0016 2. Milrinone (Primacor) is to infuse at 8 mcg/kg/min. Patient's weight is 42 lbs. How many mcg should infuse per minute? a) 8 b) 42 c) 336 d) 1533. Regular insulin is to infuse at 0.15 units/kg/hr. Patient's weight is 68 kg. How many units of insulin should infuse per hour? a) 10 b) 15 c) 24 d) 68 Correct ! 4. Heparin is to infuse at 20 units/kg/hr. Patient's weight is 60 kg. How many units of Heparin should infuse per hour? a) 20 b) 1200 c) 60 d) 600 Correct ! 5. Nitroprusside (Nipride) is to infuse at 2 mcg/kg/min. Patient's weight is 83 lbs. How many mcg/min should infuse? a) 2 b) 75 c) 37 d) 83 Correct !6. Procainamide (Pronestyl) is to infuse at 30 mcg/kg/min. Patient's current weight is 75 lbs. How many mcg/min should infuse? a) 30 b) 60 c) 75 d) 1023 Correct ! 7. Dopamine is to infuse at 6 mcg/kg/min. Patient's current weight is 117 lbs. How many mcg/min should infuse? a) 319 Correct !b) 53 c) 117 d) 200 8. Isuprel is mixed 4 mg in 500 mL D5W. The IV will infuse at 9 mcg/min. How many mL/hr? a) 4 b) 9 c) 68 d) 36 Correct !9. 25,000 units of Heparin are mixed in 500 mL of D5W. The IV is to infuse at 1700 units/hr. How many mL/hr? a) 17 b) 34 c) 50 d) 68 Correct ! 10. 0.4 g of Dopamine is mixed in 250 mL D5W. The IV is to infuse at 100 mcg/min. How many mL/hr? a) 3.8 b) 100 c) 40 d) 6011. Nitroprusside (Nipride) is mixed 50 mg in 500 mL D5W to infuse at 0.5 mcg/kg/min. Patient's weight is 52 kg. How many mL/hr?a) 0.5 b) 16 c) 26 d) 52 12. Propofol (Diprivan) is to infuse at 25 mcg/kg/min. 2.5 g has been added to 250 mL D5W. Patient's current weight is 166 lbs. How many mL/hr should the IV infuse?a) 2.5 b) 11 c) 25 d) 75 13. 100 units of Regular insulin are mixed in 250 mL NS. Infusion rate is 0.15 units/kg/hr.Patient's current weight is 137 lbs. How many mL/hr will you infuse the insulin? a) 0.15 b) 2.5 c) 68 d) 23 Correct !14. Heparin 25,000 units has been added to 250 mL D5W to be infused at 25 units/kg/hr. Patient's weight is 51 kg. How many mL/hr? a) 25 b) 13 c) 51 d) . 0.2 g of Dopamine is mixed in 250 mL of D5W, to infuse at 2.5 mcg/kg/min. Patient's current weight is 77 lbs. How many mL/hr will you infuse the Dopamine? a) 2.5 b) 200 c) 6.6 d) 7.716. Dobutamine is mixed 500 mg in 500mL D5W. The IV is infusing at 28 mL/hr. How many mg are infusing per hour? How many mg are infusing per minute? a) 0.467; 28 b) 2.8; 46.7 c) 28; 0.467 d) 56; 0.83 17. Nitroprusside (Nipride) is mixed 50 mg in 500 mL D5W. The IV is infusing at a rate of 78 mL/hr. How many mg are infusing per hour? How many mg are infusing per minute? a) 78; 13 b) 50; 1.2 c) 0.13; 7.8 d) 7.8; 0.13 Correct ! 18. 2 g of Lidocaine was mixed with 1000 mL of D5W. The IV is infusing at 47 mL/hr. How many mg are infusing per hour?a) 94 b) 47 c) 0.94 d) 2000 19. Heparin is mixed 25,000 units in 250 mL D5W. The IV is infusing at 16 mL/hr. How many units are infusing per hour? a) 1000 b) 1600 c) 16 d) 160 20. Norepinephrine (Levophed) is mixed 2 mg in 50 mL D5W. The IV is infusing at 4 mL/hr. How many mg are infusing per hour? How many mg are infusing per minute? a) 0.16; 0.003 b) 0.003; 0.16 c) 16; 3 d) 1.6; 0.3