The nurse will administer a continuous infusion of pantoprazole 6.7 mg/hr for a patient with peptic ulcer disease. The pharmacy supplies a bag of pantoprazole 161 mg/100 mL 0.9% normal saline. At what rate will the nurse set the infusion pump to deliver the prescribed dose of medication? Record your answer using one decimal place. mL/hr
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We know that there are 161 mg in 100 mL, so we can set up a proportion: $\frac{161 \text{ mg}}{100 \text{ mL}} = \frac{x \text{ mg}}{1 \text{ mL}}$ Now, we can solve for x: $x = \frac{161 \text{ mg}}{100 \text{ mL}} \times 1 \text{ mL} = 1.61 \text{ mg/mL}$ Show more…
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