Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

Exercise 18

In Exercises 22, find the appropriate flow rate.
Ordered: Septra NaCl 15 mg/kg/day IV q8h in D5W over 1 h
On hand: Septra NaCl 5-mL vial, with 80 mg/mL. The patient weighs 108 lb. Use macrodrip tubing, 15 gtt/mL. Each 5 mL must be further diluted with 75 mL of D5W.