Phlebotomy Essentials
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8) A patient who weighs 60 kg has been admitted to hospital. He is prescribed an
intravenous infusion of drug X at a dose of 4.5 micrograms / kg / minute. Drug X
needs to be given as a 5 mg/mL solution.
At what rate (in mL/hour) should the infusion be set for this patient?
(Give answer to 2 decimal places)
Unit – mL/hour
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