Order: Nitroglycerine 50 mg in 250 mL normal saline, infuse at 10 mcg/minute. Calculate the rate in mL/h

1. 3 mL/h
2. 2 mL/h
3. 0.5 mL/h
4. 20 mL/h


1

Global Rationale: 10 mcg/min × 60 min/h × mg/1000 mcg × 250 mL/50 mg = 3 mL/h.

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