A dopamine drip is ordered at 5 mcg/kg/min. You are to set up your IV drip by injecting 400 mg of dopamine into a 500-mL IV bag of D5W. Use a microdrip (60 drops/mL) administration set. The patient weighs 176 pounds. What is the patient's weight in kilograms? At how many drops per minute will you run the IV?
What will be an ideal response?
80 kg, 30 drops/min
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