Solve the Following Problems Using a Calculator, Moving Decimals, Reducing

question 9

Essay

Solve the following problems using a calculator, moving decimals, reducing drug:total volume ratios, and labeling your answers.
-Ordered: Cardizem 20 mg IV for a rapid ventricular rate.
Available: Cardizem 5 mg per mL after reconstitution.
Literature recommendation: Give each single dose over 2 min.
a. What is the total mL to be injected?
b. What is the total mL per min to be injected?

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Definitions:

Blood Glucose

The concentration of glucose present in the blood, essential for providing energy to cells throughout the body.

Metabolic Rate

The rate at which the body burns calories to produce energy.

Calories

Units of energy in food, quantifying the amount of energy provided to the body when consumed.

Set-Point Theory

A theory that suggests human body weight is regulated around a genetically predetermined 'set point.'