The patient's blood pressure remains low and you increase the rate to 65 mL/h. Calculate the dosage per minute the patient is receiving at this time: ________. (Round to the nearest whole number)Ordered: dopamine: Begin infusion of 2 mcg/kg/min for bradycardia and systolic BP less than 90. Increase infusion up to 10 mcg/kg/min as needed.You have a premixed bag of dopamine with 200 mg in 500 mL of D5W. The patient weighs 185 lb.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
6 mcg/kg/min
Feedback: Convert weight to kg
1 kg : 2.2 lb = x : 185 lb
x = 84.09, rounded to 84.1 kg
Convert mg to mcg:
1,000 mcg : 1 mg = x : 250 mg
x = 1,000 mcg × 250
x = 250,000 mcg
Concentration of 
Calculate current dose:
H = 400 mcg; Q = 1 mL; A = 65 mL/h
D = 32,500 mcg/h
Determine mcg/min:
32,500 mcg/h ÷ 60 min = 541.67 mcg/min, rounded to 541.7 mcg/min
Determine mcg/kg/min:
541.7 mcg/min ÷ 84.1 kg = 6.44 = 6 mcg/kg/min
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