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a) NIMBEX injection contains 2 mg cisatracurium besylate/mL in 5-mL single-dose

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Question

a) NIMBEX injection contains 2 mg cisatracurium besylate/mL in 5-mL single-dose vials. The contents of the vial are diluted in dextrose injection to a drug concentration of 0.1 mg/mL prior to infusion. How many milliliters of dextrose injection are required to prepare the infusion? b) If the NIMBEX infusion, as described above, is administered to a 70kg patient at the rate of 1.5 mcg/kg/min, calculate the delivey rate in mL/hr. c) How many minutes will the NIMBEX infusion, as described above, run until empty? d) If the infusion delivery set for the NIMBEX infusion, as described above, delivers 60 microdrops/mL, how many drops/minute would be delivered? (use the correct abbreviation for microdrops.)

Explanation / Answer

a) NIMBEX injection contains 2 mg cisatracurium besylate/mL in 5-mL single-dose vials. The contents of the vial are diluted in dextrose injection to a drug concentration of 0.1 mg/mL prior to infusion. How many milliliters of dextrose injection is required to prepare the infusion?

Answer- 95 ml dextrose injection is required to prepare the infusion.

b) If the NIMBEX infusion, as described above, is administered to a 70kg patient at the rate of 1.5 mcg/kg/min, calculate the delivery rate in mL/hr.

Answer- 3.2 ml/hr