A 5 kg, 2-year-old DSH needs a fentanyl CRI for pain management at a dosage of 3 mcg/kg/hr. The LRS fluid rate is 3 ml/hr. The plan is to start the fentanyl CRI for her first 12 hours post-op. You have a syringe pump and 36mL of LRS in a 60cc syringe. The concentration of fentanyl is 50 mcg/ml. How many mgs of fentanyl will you put in the syringe? How many mL of fentanyl? How many mL of diluent?
[Solved]: A 5 kg, 2-year-old DSH needs a fentanyl CRI for pain…
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