Order: Aminophylline 2 g in 1000 mL D5W to infuse at 22 mL/hr IV. The safe dose is 0.4 mg/kg/hr. Patient weight is 55 kg. Is the IV dose at the present flow rate safe? No. Too fast. It should be 11mL/hr.
[Answered]: Order: Aminophylline 2 g in 1000 mL D5W to infuse…
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