You are caring for a patient with urosepsis in the ICU. Thepatient’s blood pressure has dropped and the mean arterial pressure(MAP) is 50. The ICU consultant has now charted a noradrenalineinfusion.

n this ICU single strength noradrenaline is made by adding 4mgof noradrenaline to 50mls of a compatible fluid.

a. Calculate the concentration of a single strengthnoradrenaline infusion in mcg/ml

Answer: Blank 1 mcg/ml

b. Calculate the starting rate in ml/hr if the starting dose isto be 400mcg/hr

Answer: Blank 2 ml/hr

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