Calculate the infusion rate

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1. Mr Styles has been prescribed 450 mg of Flucloxacillin IV. The stock strength available is 500 mg/vial. Each vial is reconstituted with 10 ml of sterile water for injections and the dose required added to a 100 ml bag of 0.9% Normal Saline. Calculate the infusion rate in mi/hr you would set using a volumetric pump to infuse the dose in 30 minutes.

2. Mr Ramsbottom has been prescribed 200 micrograms of IV Octreotide to given as an infusion. The stock availability is 0.1 mg/ml ampoules. The prescribed dose is added to a 100 ml bag of 0.9% Normal Saline and is to be infused by a volumetric pump. Calculate the dose being infused if the pump rate has been set to 8 ml/hr.

3. Mrs Giles has been prescribed an intravenous Amiodarone infusion at 12 mg/hr. The stock strength available is 150 mg/3ml ampoules, with 300 mg being added to 500 ml 5% Dextrose and infused via a volumetric pump. Calculate the rate required in ml/hr to deliver 12 mg/hr to Mrs Giles.

4. Mr Ramsbottom has been prescribed 200 micrograms of IV Octreotide to given as an infusion. The stock availability is 0.1 mg/ml ampoules. The prescribed dose is added to a 100 ml bag of 0.9% Normal Saline and is to be infused by a volumetric pump. Calculate the dose being infused if the pump rate has been set to 8 ml/hr.

5. Mrs Haramis has been prescribed an IV infusion of Pantoprazole at a rate of 4 mg/hr. The local policy is to dilute 200 mg and infuse at the prescribed amount via a volumetric pump. The stock strength of Pantoprazole is 40 mg/vial prepared by reconstituting with 10 ml sterile 0.9% Normal Saline. The total volume of reconstituted Pantoprazole prepared is then added to a 500 ml bag of 0.9% Normal Saline. Calculate the infusion rate in ml/hr required to deliver the dose prescribed.

6. Mr Jones weighs 80 kg and has been prescribed the maximum dose of Diazepam, 0.6 mg/kg in 8 hours, split over 4 doses (every 2 hours). Calculate the dose in mg Mr Jones receives every 2 hours.

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