document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356987>Question 356987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 	Allyson is a nurse in the intensive care unit of a hospital.  She works with units daily in administering drugs through intravenous (i.v.) tubes.  A common dosage for the drug dopamine is 2 to 5 micrograms per kilogram of body weight per minute.  She will put 400 milligrams of dopamine into 250 cc (cubic centimeters) of fluid and administer it into a patient through an i.v. tube.  At what rate, in cc/hr, should she set the flow to achieve a dosage of 3 micrograms per kilogram per minute into a patient with a mass of 75kg?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254927 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254927\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> body weight of patient = 75 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dosage =<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%28mu%29g+%2FKg ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%28mu%29g+%2FKg\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of body weight<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For 75 Kgs. 75*3= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=225%28mu%29g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"225%28mu%29g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total dosage =<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=225%28mu%29g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"225%28mu%29g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she put 400 mg in 250 cc <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1mg = 1000 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28mu%29g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28mu%29g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "400000<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28mu%29g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28mu%29g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in 250 cc<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 cc will contain 400000/250 = 1600<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28mu%29g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28mu%29g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "But dosage is 225<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28mu%29g ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28mu%29g\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = ? cc<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.14 cc/hour should be given.\r<BR>\n" );
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