Short Answer
A 5-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with increased intracranial pressure after a motor vehicle struck the child. The child weighs 15 kg.
The neurosurgeon orders: Mannitol 0.5 g/kg/10 minutes IV first, followed by Mannitol 0.25 g/kg IV every 4 hours.
Medication on hand: Mannitol 100 g/500mL D5W.
Calculate how many mL/hr to set the IV pump to infuse the Mannitol ordered every 4 hours.
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