Ordered: 2 g of lidocaine in 250 mL D5W infuse at 50 mL/h. The hourly dose of lidocaine is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
0.4 g/h
250 × x = 2g × 50
x = 0.4 g/h
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