NABP Exam NAPLEX Topic 4 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for NABP's North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination exam

Question #: 45
Topic #: 4

A patient who weighs 80kg is ordered Esmolol at 50mcg/kg/min. Esmolol comes in 2500mg/250 ml NS premixed bags. What is the infusion rate in mls/hr?

A20mls/hr

B6mls/hr

C8mls/hr

D24mls/hr

E32mls/hr

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Suggested Answer: D

50 mcg/kg/min 80 kg = 4 mg/min 60 min/hr = 240 mg/hr 2500 mg / 250 mL = 10 mg/mL 240 mg/hr / 10 mg/ mL = 24 mL/hr Esmolol Infusion

by Paris at May 05, 2022, 09:24 AM

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