Mr. Hogg has an infusion of dopamine to maintain his blood pressure. The infusion started with 800 mg/
250 mL D5W at 8 mL/h and over the past 5 hours it was titrated up to 15 mL/h. He has received 65 mL of
the solution.
How much dopamine has he received?
A. 208 mL of D5W
B. 20.8 mg of dopamine
C. 208 mg of dopamine
D. 2080 mg of dopamine
C
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