- Joined
- Aug 10, 2009
- Messages
- 1,037
- Reaction score
- 219
hi i wonder if someone can help me solve a math problem. im a 4th yr n i cant solve it.
.A medication order is received for gentamicin 1.7 mg/kg IV every 8 hours in 50 mL NS. The patient is a 56-year-old female weighing 165 lb (75kg) and standing 5'4 tall. Gentamicin is available in a 2 mL single use vial (40 mg/mL). If the infusion is administered over 30 minutes and the administration set delivers 20 drops per mL, how many drops per minute will the patient receive?.
. .
.Answer:.. 35.
. .
.A medication order is received for gentamicin 1.7 mg/kg IV every 8 hours in 50 mL NS. The patient is a 56-year-old female weighing 165 lb (75kg) and standing 5'4 tall. Gentamicin is available in a 2 mL single use vial (40 mg/mL). If the infusion is administered over 30 minutes and the administration set delivers 20 drops per mL, how many drops per minute will the patient receive?.
. .
.Answer:.. 35.
. .