You are treating a 148-lb man who is in status epilepticus. …

You are treating a 148-lb man who is in status epilepticus.  You are ordered to start an IV of D5W to be run at a KVO (30 ml/hr) rate.  You select a 500 ml bag of D5W and a mini-drip solution set. How many gtt/min do you run the IV? [A1] gtt/min   The base physician requests you to administer 5 mg of diazepam slow IV push.  Your pre-filled syringe of diazepam comes packaged as “10 mg/2ml.   What is the concentration of diazepam? [A2] mg/ml   How many ml of diazepam do you push? [A3] ml

Situation 3: You are treating a 63-year old male who is in p…

Situation 3: You are treating a 63-year old male who is in pulmonary edema due to left heart failure.  His blood pressure is 120/82, and his pulse, which matches his ECG, is 96/min.  You are ordered to start an IV of D5W to be run at a rate of 20 cc/min.  You select a 500 ml bag of D5W and a 10 drop solution set. How fast do you run the IV? [A1] gtt/min   You are ordered to give your patient 40 mg of furosemide IV push over 1 to 2 minutes.  Your pre-filled syringe of furosemide comes as “100 mg/10 ml.” What is the concentration of the furosemide? [A2] mg/ml   How many ml of furosemide do you administer? [A3] ml