Questions: Furosemide 30 mg IV is available as 10 mg per 1 milliliter. The available equipment is an IV pump and tubing, syringe pump, and10 gtts per mL tubing. How many milliliter per hour should you administer?

Solution Steps

We need to administer 30 mg of Furosemide. The available concentration is 10 mg per 1 mL.

To find the total volume required: \[ \text{Total volume} = \frac{\text{Dose required}}{\text{Concentration}} = \frac{30 \, \text{mg}}{10 \, \text{mg/mL}} = 3 \, \text{mL} \]

Since the problem does not specify a time frame for the infusion, we will assume it needs to be administered over 1 hour.

Thus, the infusion rate is: \[ \text{Infusion rate} = \frac{\text{Total volume}}{\text{Time}} = \frac{3 \, \text{mL}}{1 \, \text{hour}} = 3 \, \text{mL/hour} \]

Final Answer