A 68-year-old patient weighing 210 lbs is prescribed norepin…
A 68-year-old patient weighing 210 lbs is prescribed norepinephrine at 2 mcg/kg/min via IV infusion to maintain a mean arterial pressure (MAP) above 65 mmHg for septic shock. The pharmacy supplies norepinephrine 16 mg in 100 mL of D5W. The therapeutic range for norepinephrine in septic shock is 2–20 mcg/kg/min. The nurse knows to set the IV pump to infuse at mL/h. Record the infusion rate as a whole number.