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

Exercise 101

In Exercises 10, find the appropriate flow rate.
Ordered: Mezlin 250 mg/kg/day IV q6h in 80 mL NS over 1 h
On hand: Mezlin 20-g vial which should be reconstituted with 10 mL of sterile water for each gram. The patient weighs 152 lb. Use macrodrip tubing, 15 gtt/mL. Dilute the desired dose in 80 mL NS.