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Injectables Calculations Video
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- Providers need to know how to calculate a dopamine infusion.
- The standard dose of dopamine is 5 mcg/kg/min.
- The formula is (5 mcg X patient’s wt in kg X 60 seconds ) / concentration of dopamine = #mL/hour (or drops per minute).
- Always use 60 drop tubing for dopamine infusions.
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