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InfusionRateCalculations:GeneralRulesforUnits
Drug Group Examples Units
Inotropes Dopamine Adrenaline Noradrenaline Milrinone
mcg/kg/min
Vasopressin Argipressin/Vasopressin units/kg/hr
Sedation Morphine Midazolam Clonidine
mcg/kg/hr
Prostin Dinoprostone nanograms/kg/min
Diuretics Furosemide mg/kg/hr
InfusionRateCalculations:mcg/kg/hr
Whatdoes1ml/hroftheinfusionequalinmcg/kg/hr?
Convertthetotaldoseofdrugaddedtothesyringetomicrograms(mcg)
Dividethisbypatient’sweight(inkg)
Dividebytotalvolumeinsyringe
Youcanthenmultiplythisbytherateoftheinfusion(mls/hr)togetthedose(inmcg/kg/hr)beingdelivered
HowdoIcalculatetherateinmls/hroftheinfusiontodeliverХmcg/kg/hr?
Multiplythespecifieddose(inmcg/kg/hr)bypatient’sweight(inkg)
Dividethisnumberbythedrugdoseinthesyringe(mustbeinmcg)
Multiplythisbytotalvolumeinsyringe
Thiscalculatednumberwillbetheraterequiredinmls/hrtoprovideaninfusionatarateofХmcg/kg/hr
InfusionRateCalculations:mcg/kg/min
Whatdoes1ml/hroftheinfusionequalinmcg/kg/min?
Convertthetotaldoseofdrugaddedtothesyringetomicrograms(mcg)
Dividethisbypatient’sweight(inkg)
Dividethisnumberby60
Dividebytotalvolumeinsyringe
Youcanthenmultiplythisbytherateoftheinfusion(mls/hr)togetthedose(inmcg/kg/
min)beingdelivered
HowdoIcalculatetherateinmls/hroftheinfusiontodeliverХmcg/kg/min?
Multiplythespecifieddose(inmcg/kg/min)bypatient’sweight(inkg)
Multiplythisnumberby60
Dividethisnumberbythedrugdoseinthesyringe(mustbeinmcg)
Multiplythisbytotalvolumeinsyringe
Thiscalculatednumberwillbetheraterequiredinmls/hrtoprovideaninfusionatarateofХ
mcg/kg/min