9. The physician orders a PCA drip of morphine sulfate 200 mg in 1,000 mL of D5W to be infused at a rate of 20 mcg/kg/h. The patient weighs 90 kg. (a) How many mg/h of the drug will the patient receive? (b) How many mL/h of the solution will the patient receive? 10. Order: epoetin alfa 100 units/kg IV three times a week. The vial has a strength of 2,000 units/mL. The patient weighs 132 lb. (a) How many units should the patient receive? (b) How many mL will you withdraw from the vial?
9. The physician orders a PCA drip of morphine sulfate 200 mg in 1,000 mL of D5W to be infused at a rate of 20 mcg/kg/h. The patient weighs 90 kg. (a) How many mg/h of the drug will the patient receive? (b) How many mL/h of the solution will the patient receive? 10. Order: epoetin alfa 100 units/kg IV three times a week. The vial has a strength of 2,000 units/mL. The patient weighs 132 lb. (a) How many units should the patient receive? (b) How many mL will you withdraw from the vial?
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![9. The physician orders a PCA drip of morphine sulfate 200 mg in 1,000 mL
of DSW to be infused at a rate of 20 mcg/kg/h. The patient weighs 90 kg.
(a) How many mg/h of the drug will the patient receive?
(b) How many mL/h of the solution will the patient receive?
10. Order: epoetin alfa 100 units/kg IV three times a week. The vial has a
strength of 2,000 units/mL. The patient weighs 132 lb.
(a) How many units should the patient receive?
(b) How many mL will you withdraw from the vial?](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdb39421c-38bb-4589-afa3-ba94a88e84c2%2F2a0ad87e-6cc4-40b2-a5e0-93b428efdd17%2Folh15mb_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:9. The physician orders a PCA drip of morphine sulfate 200 mg in 1,000 mL
of DSW to be infused at a rate of 20 mcg/kg/h. The patient weighs 90 kg.
(a) How many mg/h of the drug will the patient receive?
(b) How many mL/h of the solution will the patient receive?
10. Order: epoetin alfa 100 units/kg IV three times a week. The vial has a
strength of 2,000 units/mL. The patient weighs 132 lb.
(a) How many units should the patient receive?
(b) How many mL will you withdraw from the vial?
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