Twenty-nine-year-old Mr. Chen was in a motor vehicle accident and sustain head trauma. Your neurological assessment and CT scan indicate cerebral edema. The neurosurgeon orders 20% Mannitol solution in 250mls given over 30 minutes. Using an IV pump to administer this medication, what should you set the hourly rate on the pump to?
Twenty-nine-year-old Mr. Chen was in a motor vehicle accident and sustain head trauma. Your neurological assessment and CT scan indicate cerebral edema. The neurosurgeon orders 20% Mannitol solution in 250mls given over 30 minutes. Using an IV pump to administer this medication, what should you set the hourly rate on the pump to?
Chapter9: Parenteral Medication Labels And Dosage Calculation
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Transcribed Image Text:Twenty-nine-year-old Mr. Chen was in a motor vehicle accident and sustain head
trauma. Your neurological assessment and CT scan indicate cerebral edema. The
neurosurgeon orders 20% Mannitol solution in 250mls given over 30 minutes. Using
an IV pump to administer this medication, what should you set the hourly rate on the
pump to?
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