Ordered: 500 mg aminophylline in 250 D5W to infuse at 27 mL/h. The hourly dose of aminophylline is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
54 mg/h
Step B 
250 x = 13,500 mg
x = 54 mg/h
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