Order: Titrate amiodarone at 0.5 to 1 mg/min Available: Amiodarone 50 mg in 100 mL D5W After several titrations upward, the client stabilizes at 80 mL/hr. What is the dosage infusing at this flow rate? _______________
a. 30 mg/hr
b. 40 mg/hr
c. 60 mg/hr
d. 75 mg/hr
ANS: B
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