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1. The doctor orders Filgrastatim 5mcg/kg/day. It comes 480mcg/1.6mL. The patient weighs 100 pounds. How any mL will the person receive. Round to the nearest hundreth.

2. Using an IV pump that is set in ml/hr, calculate how you would set up for a patient to receive aminophylline 45mg/hr IV. The pharmacy sends 1g/250mL. (You may need to round off to a whole number)

3. Zantac 150mg in 250 mL NS is infusing at 11 mL per hour. How many mg is the patient receiving each hour?

4. The doctor orders Dobutamine 5mcg/kg/min IV. The pharmacy sends Dobutamine 250mg in 50 mL D5W/0.45%NS. The patient weighs 220 pounds. How many mL/hr will the IV pump be set at?

5. The doctor orders Epogen 100 units/kg IV for anemia due to renal failure. The patient weighs 160 pounds. Epogen comes in a vial 4000units/mL. How many mL will the patient receive? (Round to nearest tenth of a mL)

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Clinical Calculations
I need help figuring out these calculations.

1. The doctor orders Filgrastatim 5mcg/kg/day. It comes 480mcg/1.6mL. The patient weighs 100 pounds. How any mL will the person receive. Round to the nearest hundreth.

Dose = 5 mcg/kg/day
Weight of person = 100 lbs = 45.45 kg
Amount of Filgrastatim needed by the person = 5 mcg/kg/day (45.45 kg) = 227.27 mcg/day

Available dosage = 480mcg/1.6mL

Amount in mL needed by the ...

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