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Sodium nitroprusside is ordered at 0.3 mcg/kg/min for a 220-lb patient. A vial containing 50 mg...

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Sodium nitroprusside is ordered at 0.3 mcg/kg/min for a 220-lbpatient. A vial containing 50 mg of sodium nitroprusside in 2 mL isdiluted to 250 mL with NSI and ordered to run at 14 mL/h. Is thisrun rate correct? If not, what should be the correct infusion rate?The correct answer is no, and 9 mL/h. Please show how this problemis solved.

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Ans Step 1 Given weight of the patient 220 lb 997903 kg Prescribed flow rate 03 mcg kg1 min1 x    See Answer
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