An adult weighing 71.8 kg has an order to titrate between 3.5 and 6 mg/kg/hr. The solution available contains 500 mg in 250 mL. Calculate dosage range in mg/hr and flow rate range in mL/hr
What will be an ideal response?
251-431 mg/hr; 126-216 mL/hr
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