Round Your Answer to the Nearest Tenth

question 6

Short Answer

Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
During your morning assessment, you note that a patient with congestive heart failure has a Precedex drip infusing at 12 mL/h. The patient's weight is 80 kg. With a concentration of Precedex 200 mcg/50 mL NS, how many micrograms per kg per hour is the patient receiving? ____________

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Definitions:

Depressed Fracture

A type of bone fracture where part of the bone is pushed inward, often seen in skull fractures.

Greenstick Fracture

An incomplete fracture, occurring in children.

Open Fracture

A type of bone fracture where the broken bone penetrates through the skin, creating an open wound and increasing infection risk.

Closed Fracture

A type of bone fracture where the skin over the wound remains intact and there is no visible wound over the fracture site.