A nonhypovolemic patient is severely hypotensive and requires a dopamine infusion at 5 µg/kg/min. The patient's estimated weight is 190 lb. You add 800 mg of dopamine to a 500-mL bag of normal saline and are using a microdrip administration set. At how many drops per minute (gtts/min) will you set the IV flow rate?
A. 16
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Ans: A. 16
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