9. The physician orders a PCA drip of morphine sulfate 200 mg in 1,000 mL of D5W to be infused at a rate of 20 mcg/kg/h. The patient weighs 90 kg. (a) How many mg/h of the drug will the patient receive? (b) How many mL/h of the solution will the patient receive? 10. Order: epoetin alfa 100 units/kg IV three times a week. The vial has a strength of 2,000 units/mL. The patient weighs 132 lb. (a) How many units should the patient receive? (b) How many mL will you withdraw from the vial?
9. The physician orders a PCA drip of morphine sulfate 200 mg in 1,000 mL of D5W to be infused at a rate of 20 mcg/kg/h. The patient weighs 90 kg. (a) How many mg/h of the drug will the patient receive? (b) How many mL/h of the solution will the patient receive? 10. Order: epoetin alfa 100 units/kg IV three times a week. The vial has a strength of 2,000 units/mL. The patient weighs 132 lb. (a) How many units should the patient receive? (b) How many mL will you withdraw from the vial?
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