A 139 lb male patient with severe lactate acidosis is given isotonic sodium lactate. The doctor orders isotonic sodium lactate 50. mL/ kg body mass to be administered intravenously. The rate of flow is 150 gtts/min, and the IV administration set delivers 20. gtts/mL, where the unit “gtts” stands for drops of liquid. Calculate what is the running time in minutes will be? Show all your calculations

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1- A 139 lb male patient with severe lactate acidosis is given isotonic sodium lactate. The doctor orders isotonic sodium lactate 50. mL/ kg body mass to be administered intravenously. The rate of flow is 150 gtts/min, and the IV administration set delivers 20. gtts/mL, where the unit “gtts” stands for drops of liquid. Calculate what is the running time in minutes will be? Show all your calculations

2- The average lethal dose of Valium is 1.52 mg/kg of body weight. Estimate how many grams of Valium would be lethal for a 200.-lb woman. Show all your calculations. (1lb = 453.6 g) 

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