A 100 ml vial of alteplase, a thrombolytic drug, contains 100 mg of drug equivalent to 58,000,000 international units to be administered via intravenous infusion. Determine the units administered to a patient who weighs 172 lb at a dose of 0.9 mg/kg and the volume of injection to use.
A 100 ml vial of alteplase, a thrombolytic drug, contains 100 mg of drug equivalent to 58,000,000 international units to be administered via intravenous infusion. Determine the units administered to a patient who weighs 172 lb at a dose of 0.9 mg/kg and the volume of injection to use.
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Transcribed Image Text:A 100 ml vial of alteplase, a thrombolytic drug, contains 100 mg of drug equivalent to 58,000,000 international units to
be administered via intravenous infusion. Determine the units administered to a patient who weighs 172 lb at a dose of
0.9 mg/kg and the volume of injection to use.
43,100,200 units: 78.60 mL
50,810,000 units: 75.50 mL
O45,500,700 units: 73.80 mL
40,808,800 units: 70.40 mL
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