A 65-year-old patient weighing 80 kg is being treated for ca…
A 65-year-old patient weighing 80 kg is being treated for cardiogenic shock with a dobutamine infusion at a rate of 50 mL/h. The infusion bag contains 400 mg of dobutamine in 250 mL of D5W. The therapeutic range for dobutamine is 2.5–20 mcg/kg/min. The dose the patient is receiving is mcg/kg/min (Record your answer to one decimal place or round it to the nearest tenth.), and the nurse should (continue or discontinue) the infusion as ordered.