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Making a levophed drip
This document provides dosing instructions for nitroglycerin to lower blood pressure to a target of 90 mm/Hg. It specifies to only use a 60 gtt/mL micro drip set and lists the drip rates in gtt/min that correspond to dosage rates of 1-30 mcg/min of nitroglycerin. The blood pressure should be checked every 2-3 minutes.
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Making a levophed drip
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- 4. ONLY USE A60 GTT/ML (MICRO) DRIP SET!!
- 5. Dosing is 1-30mcg/min to a target SBP of 90 mm/Hg Please check blood pressure every 2-3 minutes
- 6. 1mcg / min 4 mcg/ min 7 mcg / min 10mcg / min 13 mcg / min 16 mcg / min 20 mcg / min 25 mcg / min 30 mcg / min 60 gtt / mL 3.75 gtt / min 15 gtt / min 26.25 gtt / min 37.5 gtt / min 48.75 gtt / min 60 gtt / min 75 gtt / min 93.75 gtt / min 112.5 gtt / min