a 46 lb. postoperative patient needs fluids at 75 ml/kg/day with lidocaine (2%) at 30ug/kg/min, ketamine...

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a 46 lb. postoperative patient needs fluids at 75 ml/kg/day withlidocaine (2%) at 30ug/kg/min, ketamine (100 mg/ml) at 5 ug/kg/min,and morpine (10 mg/ml) at 2.5 (ug/kg/min).

a: what is the rate of fluids per hour

b: how many militers of medication to add to 1 L bag:

of lidocaine ? of Ketamine? of morphine??

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a The person needs 75mlkg day Now 46 lbs is equal to 208 kgs Therefore per day the fluid required is 75 x 208 1560 ml or 156 L This is the fluid rate in a day For an hour the fluid rate is    See Answer
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