Problem 1: Practice Drug Titrations

What rate (ml/hr) do you expect the Nitroglycerine to be infusing?

Nitroglycerine 50 mg/250 ml at 20 mcg/min

Concentration = 50,000 mcg/250 ml

  250 ml     X   20 mcg   X   60 min  =    300000  ml  =  6 ml.hr
50,000 mcg        min             hr                50000

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