The doctor orders a continuous infusion (IV) of morphine for apost-operative teenager of 200 mcg/kg q 3 hr. The teenager weighs105 lbs. You have 2 mg/mL solution of morphine available for IVinjection. STATE THE ANSWER IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION AND CORRECTNUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
a. What rate of infusion (mL/hr) should you set for the IVdrip?
b. The continuous infusion device can only hold a total of 25 mLof morphine solution. How long will it be before you have toreplace the morphine solution? Express your answer in hours withthe remainder converted to minutes. (i.e. your answer should besomething like “in 3 hours and 14 minutes”).
