Mr John Harris Is a Young Man Who Has Been

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Mr John Harris is a young man who has been admitted to the ward with severe Asthma and Pneumonia. On admission he has dyspnoea, is cyanotic and is using accessory muscles to breathe. His weight is 70 kg. Oxygen is commenced and an intravenous infusion established. You have been asked to care for him, with some guidance from the registered nurse.
-The Mefoxin is to be added to a 50 ml bag of 0.9% sodium chloride as a secondary line, and infused over a 40-minute period. The drop factor for this line is also 20 drops/ml. How fast should this medicated solution drip?