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Calculate the IV loading dose and infusion rate in milliliters per hour for a 70-kg patient requiring aminoph-ylline 0.6 mg/kg/h using an aminophylline
admixture of 1 g in D 5 W 500 mL. The loading dose should be diluted in D 5 W 100 mL and infused over 30 minutes.
Tips for Calculating Intravenous Medication Infusion Rates (continued)
Desired dose: Loading dose: 6 mg/kg Maintenance infusion: 0.6 mg/kg/h
Patient weight: 70 kg Aminophylline concentration: Aminophylline vial: 500 mg/20 mL 25 mg/mL Aminophylline infusion: 1 g/500 mL 2 mg/mL Loading dose: 6 mg/kg 3 70 kg 420 mg 420 mg 25 mg/mL 16.8 mL Infusion rate: Aminophylline 16
Calculation:
7.6 3. • • •
