Question

You are preparing to administer torsemide (Demadex) 40 mg IVP. The drug reference book states you can administer 40 mg of Demadex at a rate of 40 mg/min. The drug is available in 20 mg/2 mL. How many minutes will you infuse this medication? (Place only the numerical value in the space provided.)

Answer 1

To administer 40 mg of torsemide IVP, which can be given at a rate of 40 mg/min, the infusion time required is 1 minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the infusion time for torsemide (Demadex), you must first determine the total dose to administer and the administration rate. Since we need to give a total dose of 40 mg and the drug reference states the administration rate is 40 mg/min, we need to find out how many minutes it will take to infuse 40 mg at this rate.

Since the rate of administration matches the total dose (40 mg infused at 40 mg/min), the infusion time would be 1 minute. The concentration of the drug available (20 mg/2 mL) does not affect the calculation for the infusion time as the rate has already been determined by the drug reference guidelines.