A patient who has cardiogenic pulmonary edema is receiving intravenous dopamine at a rate of 195 mcg/min. The patient weighs 65 kg
The nurse would increase surveillance for tachycardia and dysrhythmias if the dopamine rate must be increased to a rate greater than ________ mcg/min. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
325
Rationale : The risk for tachycardia and dysrhythmia increases if dopamine is infused at a rate greater than 5 mcg/kg/min. 5 mcg/min x 65 kg = 325 mcg/min
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