Question

A 4 kg cat needs dopamine (40 mg/ml) given in a CRI. The dosage is 5 mcg/kg/min to start. The fluid rate will be 5 ml/hr. If 250ml of fluids are in the bag, how many milliliters of dopamine should be added?

a. 1.5 ml

b. 15 ml

c. 6.25 ml

d. 3.2 ml

A 30 kg dog needs nitroprusside (50 mg/2 ml) administered as a CRI at 4 mcg/kg/min given at 4 ml/hr. A total volume of 150 ml will be prepared. How many milligrams of nitroprusside should be added to the bag?

a. 67.5 mg

b. 270 mg

c. 5.4 mg

d. 10.8 mg

One hundred milliliters of 5% dextrose solution is diluted with forty milliliters of sterile water. What approximately is the new dextrose solution's concentration?

a. 1.4%

b. 2.3%

c. 3.6%

d. 6.5%

Answer 1