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A 25-year-old patient, who weighs 120kg, is admitted to a critical care unit. As part of their treatment, dexmedetomidine is prescribed for sedation at a dose of 700nanograms/kg/hour.  The infusion is prepared by diluting 20mL of dexmedetomidine 100micrograms/mL to 250mL in sodium chloride 0.9%w/v.    What is the correct infusion rate in mL/hour to administer the prescribed dose?  Give your answer to ONE (1) decimal place.  

A 72-year-old patient has recently had a stroke and requires his medication to be administered via a PEG tube. He is prescribed bisoprolol 5mg/5mL oral solution at a dose of 10mg ONCE DAILY. Bisoprolol 5mg/5mL oral solution is available as a ‘special’ in a 100mL bottle which costs £20.88. It must be dispensed in its original bottle.   What is the exact cost to purchase the correct number of bottles to provide treatment for 28 days? Give your answer in pounds and pence.

Your pharmacy participates in a ‘NHS Health Check’ scheme run by your local authority, in which you measure patients’ height, weight, blood pressure and, depending on results, offer lifestyle advice or refer them to their GP for further testing. A 59-year-old male patient weighs 92kg and is 160cm in height. His blood pressure is 132/82mmHg. How much weight in kilograms does he need to lose to reach a ‘healthy’ BMI of 25kg/m2?

A patient at the end of life is prescribed 30mg of morphine and 0.5mg of haloperidol to be given subcutaneously over 24 hours at home using a McKinley syringe driver. The final syringe is made up to 20mL with sodium chloride 0.9%.   What is the infusion rate in mL/hour that the syringe driver should be set at? Give your answer to ONE (1) decimal place.

Use the given data to find the minimum sample size required to estimate the population proportion. Margin of error: 0.08; confidence level: 98%; and unknown 1.

List the original data from the stem-and-leaf plot. 1.

Use the given degree of confidence and sample data to construct a confidence interval for the population proportion p.n = 56, x = 30; 95% confidence

Construct a boxplot for the given data. Include values of the 5-number summary in all boxplots.The ages of the 35 members of a track and field team are listed below. Construct a boxplot for the data set.15 16 18 18 18 19 2020 20 21 21 22 22 2323 24 24 24 25 25 2627 27 28 29 29 30 3131 33 34 35 39 42 48 1.

Problems 1 — 5 (2 POINTS EACH) Determine which of the four levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio) is most appropriate.Temperatures of the ocean at various depths.

Compute the left Riemann sum, using four subintervals, for   on the interval