EMP 194
Pharmacology Worksheet #4
1.) You are asked to establish a lidocaine drip to an 80kg patient you just resuscitated. Your vial contains 2g of lidocaine per 10mL. You add all 10mL to a 500mL bag of 0.9% saline. You are ordered to administer 3.0mg/minute using a 60gtt/mL administration set.
a. What is the concentration of your newly prepared drip in mg/mL?
b. What is your drip rate in gtt/min?
c. What is your concentration in mcg/min?
d. What is your drip rate in mL/hr?
2.) You are ordered to initiate a dopamine drip at 5mcg/kg/min to an adult who weighs 75 kg. You add 800mg of dopamine to a 1000mL bag of 0.9% saline. You use a 15gtt/mL administration set.
a. What is the concentration of your newly prepared drip in mcg/mL?
b. What is your drip rate in gtt/min?
c. What is your drip rate in mL/hr?