Stuart has morphine patient-controlled anesthesia

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You are the inpatient nurse receiving Stuart from the PACU after appendectomy. Stuart's weight is 50 kg. Stuart has a morphine patient-controlled anesthesia (PCA) infusion going, with a bolus dose of 1 mg, lockout interval of 10 minutes, continuous dose of 0.02 mg/kg/hr. The amount of morphine that Stuart can receive in one hour is capped at 0.1mg/kg. What is the maximum amount of morphine that Stuart could receive from the PCA in one hour?

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