Advanced Calculation Question: Your patient weighs 150 kg. The ordered dose is 3 mEq/kg/hour to be given over 1 hour. The available
the medication is 1 mEq/mL. Over a one hour period _mL will be administered.

Your 450mL will be administered

150 kg, and 3mEq for each kg every hour. We can ignore the hour part, since it’s only 1 hour they’re looking for.

3mEq for each kg means 3 x 150 = 450 mEq total.

Since the concentration is 1mEq/1mL, we need 450mL.

Does that all make sense? Let me know if you have any questions.