The instructions on the tPA vials read to reconstitute with 50 mL of sterile water to make a
total of 50 mg/50 mL (1 mg/mL). The hospital protocol is to infuse 0.9 mg/kg over 60 minutes
with 10% of the dose given as a bolus over 1 minute. N.T.
weighs 143 pounds. What is the
amount of the bolus dose, in both milligrams and milliliters, you will administer in the first
minute? What is the amount of the remaining dose that you will need to administer?
N.T. weighs 65 kg (143 lb/2.2). Her total dose will be 58.5 mg. She will receive 5.85 mg over the first
minute, with the remaining 52.65 mg infused over the next 59 minutes. If each milliliter contains
1 mg of medication, you will need to administer 5.85 mL over the first minute.
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