Interruption and often noxious care and procedures
Johnny is a 1-week-old who was born prematurely. He is quite ill and needs constant interruption and often noxious care and procedures. He has been prescribed dopamine at a rate of 5 mcg/kg/min. His weight is 1.4 kg. The concentration of dopamine is 40 mg in 50 mL normal saline. ….. has been diluted to 10,000 mcg/20 ml. At what rate will the dopamine infuse in ml/hr (please round to the nearest hundredth).
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