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

Exercise 27

In Exercises 9-10, find the appropriate flow rate.
9. Ordered: Retrovir 6 mg/kg/day IV 5 × per day in 100 mL D5W over 1 hour.
On hand: Retrovir IV, 20 mL vial with 10 mg/mL. The patient weighs 153 pounds. Use 15 gtt/mL tubing. Dilute the desired dose to 100 mL with D5W.