Question: Ce Level Is 235 Mg Per DL At 0400 Hr. What Rate Will You Set The Infusion Rate? B. In 1 Hour, The BG Level Is 270 M L What Will Be

rate will you set the infusion rate? level is 235 mg per dL at 0400 hr. b. In 1 hour, the BG level is 270 mg per dL. What will be the new IV rate? c. At 0600 hr the physician called and inquired about the BG level. He asked how many units of insulin the patient had received since the IV was started. What will you tell the physician? 3. Your patient is receiving insulin IV. The standard rate of 100 units in 100 mL of NS is sent from the pharmacy. The BG q1h is as follows: 350 mg per dL, 330, 270, 210, 190, 165, 145, 120 mg per dL. How many total units has the patient received? 4. The pharmacy has sent 50 mL of NS with 100 units of insulin. The order is for 5 units per hr until the BG level is stable at 130 mg per dL. a. At how many mL per hr will you set the IV infusion device? b. It took 16 hours for the BG level to stabilize at 130 mg per dL. How many total units of insulin did the patient receive during the 16 hours? 5. Ordered: 100 units Human Regular insulin in 50 mL of NS to be infused at 3 mL per hr until the blood glucose level is stable at 120 mg per dL. a. How many units per hr will be delivered? b. If it took 8 hours for the blood glucose level to stabilize at 120 mg per dL, how many total units of insulin did the patient receive? For Problems 6 through 10, calculate the following: mL per hr necessary to infuse the ordered amount via an infusion device length of time the IV is to infuse 6. Ordered: Humulin R IV at 10 units per hr. Available: 150 mL of 0.9% NS with 100 units Humulin (lispro) R insulin. 7. Ordered: Humulin R in 50 mL to infuse at 8 units per hr. Available: 50 mL 0.9% NS with 50 units Humulin R insulin. 8. Ordered: Humulin R in 50 mL to infuse at 12 units per hr. Available: 50 mL 0.9% NS with 75 units Humulin R insulin. 9. Ordered: 120 units Humulin R insulin IV at 10 units per hr. Available: 100 mL of NS 0.9% with 120 units Humulin R insulin. 10. Ordered: 150 units Humulin R insulin IV at 12 units per hr. Available: 150 mL of NS 0.9% with 150 units Humulin R insulin.