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A patient has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of right upper lobe pneumonia, dehydration, and left-sided hemiparesis. Patient has a nasogastric tube in place for tube feedings. Vital signs are as follows: T 101F, P 128, R 30, BP 140/102. The attending physician wrote the following orders:

Enteral feeding q 3 h, Sustacal 240 mL followed by 50 milliliters of sterile water.
400 mL 5% D 1/2 NS q 6 h IV (continuous)
Colace 100 mg oral suspension bid vial enteral tube
Azithromycin in oral suspension 750 mg q.d. via enteral tube
Tylenol oral suspension 600 mg q 4 h prn for temperature above 101.8F via enteral tube
Lasix 40 mg bid via enteral tube, oral suspension
K-lor 40 meq packet dissolved in 40 milliliters of H2O bid.

1 . Calculate the flow rate of the Sustocal. The drop factor is 18 drops per milliliter.

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2 . Calculate the flow rate for the 5% D 1/2 NS. The drop factor is 60 micro drops per milliliter.

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3 . Colace oral suspension is prepared 150 milligram per 15 mL. How many milliliters will you administer to your patient?

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4 . The label for the azithromycin reads 125 milligrams per 5 milliliters. How many milliliters will you administer to this patient?

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5 . Calculate the amount of Lasix you will administer to your patient if the label reads 0.04 g in 5 milliliters.

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6 . Your patient has a temperature of 102F. How many milliliters of Tylenol will you administer if the label reads 100 milligrams per milliliter?

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7 . Calculate the total amount of fluid this patient will receive in 24 hours (enteral and intravenous only).

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