Critical
Care
Calculation
Practice
Dopamine
400
mg/250
mL
to
be
administered
at
5
mcg/kg/min.
The
client
weighs
189
lbs.
Calculate
rate
of
infusion
in
mL/hr.
-
ANS
16.1
Norepinephrine
8
mg/500
mL
NS
to
be
administered
at
0.05
mcg/kg/min.
The
client
weighs
205
lbs.
Calculate
rate
of
infusion
in
mL/hr.
-
ANS
17.4
Propofol
1000
mg/100mL
to
be
administered
at
15
mcg/kg/min.
The
client
weighs
230
lbs.
Calculate
rate
of
infusion
in
mL/hr.
-
ANS
9.5
Dopamine
800
mg/250
mL
D5W
to
be
initiated
at
5
mcg/kg/min.
Titrate
to
maintain
MAP
>65.
Maximum
dose
50
mcg/kg/min.
The
client
weighs
163
lbs.
Calculate
the
maximum
dose
rate
of
infusion
in
mL/hr.
-
ANS
69.4
A
client
is
to
receive
450
mg
of
a
dobutamine
in
250
mL
NS
at
12
mL/hr.
The
client
weighs
180
lbs.
Calculate
the
dose
in
mcg/kg/min.
-
ANS
4.4
Heparin
50,000
units
in
500
mL
D5W
is
infusing
45
mL/hr.
The
client
weighs
81.8
kg.
Calculate
the
units/kg/hr
your
client
is
receiving.
-
ANS
55
A
client
weighing
150
lbs
has
a
drip
of
Dopamine
400
mg
in
250
mL
D5W.
The
order
is
to
infuse
at
2
mcg/kg/min.
How
many
mL/hr?
-
ANS
5.1
A
client
weighs
63
kg.
The
nurse
is
to
start
a
dopamine
drip
at
5
mcg/kg/min.
The
dopamine
is
labeled
400
mg
in
250
mL
of
NS.
How
many
mL/hr
will
the
IV
infuse?
-
ANS
11.8
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