Exam 17: Critical Iv Calculations

A loading dose of heparin is given to

If you were mixing an infusion of 7,500 units heparin IV bolus, you would select the bottle containing _______________ per milliliter.

DMFN would not include

Ordered: 500 mg aminophylline in 250 D5W to infuse at 27 mL/h. The hourly dose of aminophylline is _______________.

To administer critical care medications using an electronic infusion pump, dosage needs to be calculated in

You must call the AP if the patient does not have the desired response at the _______________ allowable rate.

Ordered: 50 mg of nitroprusside in 250 D5W to deliver 2 mcg/kg/min to a 148 lb patient. The infusion pump should be set at _______________. (Round to the nearest tenth)

Mr. Franklin has an infusion of dopamine to maintain his blood pressure. The infusion started with 800 mg/250 mL D5W at 8 mL/h, and over the past 5 hours it was titrated up to 15 mL/h. He has received 65 mL of the solution. How much dopamine has he received?

A heparin _______________ is a preprinted order set that is used to guide administration of IV heparin.

The goal of medication administration in critical care is to administer the least amount of medication needed to achieve the _______________ effect.

The patient's blood pressure remains low and you increase the rate to 65 mL/h. Calculate the dosage per minute the patient is receiving at this time: _______________. (Round to the nearest whole number)

According to the excerpt from a heparin protocol, which of the following heparin dosages represents the maximum safe initial heparin infusion rate per 24 hours?

Which of the following are frequently titrated in response to the patient's vital signs to maintain the blood pressure within the normal range?

Which of the following methods is not used to calculate the rate to administer a heparin solution?

Ordered: heparin infusion at 15 units/kg/h On hand: 25,000 units heparin/500 mL D5W The patient weighs 225 lb. Calculate the flow rate: _______________.

What is the maximum flow rate for this order?

Ordered: Dobutamine 500 mg in 250 mL to infuse at 75 mg/h for a patient weighing 176 lb. The maximum safe dosage of dobutamine is 40 mcg/kg/min. If this is a safe dose, calculate the flow rate: _______________. If the ordered dose is not a safe dose, write: not safe.

Ordered: Dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D5W to deliver 4 mcg/kg/min to a 165 lb patient. The infusion pump should be set at _______________. (Round to the nearest whole number)

The patient weighs 143 lb. According to this heparin protocol, what should the initial bolus dose be?

Ordered: 500 mg of aminophylline in 500 mL D5W at 42 mg/h. The infusion pump should be set at _______________.