Problem 5

Problem 5: Practice Drug Titrations

The physician orders the Dopamine to be decreased to a renal dose of 2 mcg/kg/min. What rate (ml/hr) will you infuse the Dopamine?

Dopamine 800 mg/250 ml D₅W at 8 mcg/kg/min. Weight = 60 kg

     250 ml     X    2 mcg X 60 min    X 60 kg = 1800000 ml == 2.25 = 2.3 ml/hr
   800,000 mcg        kg/min         1 hr                          800000 hr             (Round to the
                                                                                                                                                     nearest tenth)