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Dosage Calculation

Medication Order: Dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL at 4.5 mcg/kg/min.Patient weight:125 lb.Calculate the flow rate in mL/hour?

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Convert 125 lb to kg which is 56.81 kg. Medication order is 4.5 mcg/kg/min.So multiply 56.81 with 4.5 which is  255.64 mcg/minute. Our goal is to find mL/hr. Convert 255.64 mcg to mL.(1 mcg=is 0.001 ml).1mcg/0.001ml*255.64 mcg/ x ml=0.255 mL/minute.Then convert minute to hours.0.255mL/1min*60 min/1 hr=15.3 mL/hour

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