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Answered Sep 09, 2016
1. 7.71-the correct answer is 7.71.\r\n\r\nrationale: first, calculate how many micrograms per milliliter of dopamine are in the bag: 400 mg/250 ml = 1.6 mg/ml\r\nnext, convert milligrams to micrograms:\r\n1.6 mg/ml 1,000 mcg/mg = 1,600 mcg/ml\r\nlastly, calculate the dose: 1,600 mcg/ml 23 ml/hour/79.5 kg\r\n79.5 kg/60 minutes/hour = 7.71 mcg/kg/minute\r\n\r\nclient needs category: physiological integrity\r\nclient needs subcategory: pharmacological and parenteral therapies\r\ncognitive level: analysis\r\n\r\nreference: karch, a.m. focus on nursing pharmacology, 4th ed. philadelphia: lippincott williams & wilkins, 2007, p. 57.
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