You add 1gm of aminophylline to a liter of NS. The patient is to receive 50mg/hr. What is the flow rate in m

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You add 1gm of aminophylline to a liter of NS. The patient is to receive 50mg/hr. What is the flow rate in m

2006-10-22 11:11:52 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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1g / 1L = 1000mg / L = 1000mg / 1000mL = 1mg / 1mL

If they want 50mg / h then it's 50mL / h

So 50mL / h = 50mL / 60min = 5mL / 6min = 0.833mL / 1min

p.s. gm is an incorrect abbreviation for Gram. It's just g.

2006-10-23 07:51:37 · answer #1 · answered by Leah H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋