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Octreotide 50mcg/hr is ordered for a patient with esophageal varices, nurses prepared by mixing 1ml of concentration 0.5mg/ml of octreotide in 50mls NS. What rate should the bag be infused?
Suggested Answer: B
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The concentration is the first thing to calculate, using 1 mL of octreotide solution containing a concentration of 0.5mg/mL is really using 0.5mg of octreotide. If this is placed in 50 mL NS then it is 0.5mg/50mL which is 0.01mg/mL or 10 mcg/mL. If the patient needs 50 mcg of octreotide per hour then the patient will need 5, 10 mcg/mL doses or 5 mLs. So the rate for this patient would be 5 mL/hr.
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Sherman
11 months ago
I agree, 5ml/hr sounds correct based on the dose!
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Fabiola
11 months ago
Wait, are we sure about the calculations? Seems off.
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Mona
12 months ago
No way, it’s definitely 5ml/hr.
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Cassandra
12 months ago
I think it should be 50ml/hr, right?
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Marleen
12 months ago
The concentration is 0.5mg/ml, so 1ml has 0.5mg.
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Sharan
1 year ago
I'm leaning towards option B, but I just want to double-check my calculations to make sure I'm not missing anything.
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Roslyn
1 year ago
I feel like I saw a similar question about infusion rates in our last practice exam, but I can't recall the exact steps.
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Audra
1 year ago
I think if we mix 1ml of 0.5mg/ml in 50ml, that gives us a total of 0.5mg in 50ml, which is 10mcg/ml. So, to get 50mcg/hr, we might need to infuse at 5ml/hr?
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Maddie
1 year ago
I remember we practiced calculating infusion rates, but I'm not entirely sure how to convert mcg/hr to ml/hr for this one.
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Tasia
1 year ago
Got it, I see the difference now. Option B is the correct way to access the Top Pages report, while option A is for a different report. I'll make sure to double-check my work on this type of question.
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Azalee
1 year ago
Hmm, there's a lot of information to take in here. I'll need to carefully read through the scenario and make sure I understand the context before trying to answer the question.
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Wilda
1 year ago
Blocked ports sounds familiar, but I'm questioning if it's actually part of the AMP lists.
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William
1 year ago
Okay, I've got this. The right answer is clearly B - ask him who hired him and refer him to that person. Can't just let anyone wander around the computers.
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Alona
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident that the answer is B, accounts receivable. That's the one that represents money owed to the firm, which can provide a spontaneous source of financing as the business operates.