Final answer:
To infuse chloramphenicole sodium succinate at 1 g IV Q for 6 hours over 15 minutes, you will infuse the medication at a rate of 200 milliliters per hour.
Step-by-step explanation:
To calculate how many milliliters per hour you will infuse the medication as an intermittent infusion, follow this process: The total volume to be infused is 50 mL (as the medication is further diluted in 50 mL of D5W). The infusion is to take place over 15 minutes. Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, we need to convert the infusion time to an hourly rate. This is done by dividing the total volume by the infusion time in hours (15 minutes = 0.25 hours). Therefore, 50 mL / 0.25 hours = 200 mL/hour. So, you will infuse the medication at a rate of 200 mL/hour. Note that in a real-world scenario, the infusion pump would be set to deliver at this rate for the specified duration (15 minutes) every 6 hours as per the medication schedule.
To calculate the mL/hour for an intermittent infusion of the medication chloramphenicol sodium succinate, we need to consider the concentration and the rate of administration. The drug book states to reconstitute the drug with 10 mL of sterile water for injection to provide a concentration of 100 mg/mL. Then, it is further diluted in 50 mL of D5W for intermittent infusion. The total volume of the medication after reconstitution and dilution is 60 mL (10 mL + 50 mL). Since the medication is administered over 15 minutes, we need to convert the time to hours by dividing 15 minutes by 60. Now, we can calculate the mL/hour for the intermittent infusion by dividing the total volume (60 mL) by the time in hours (0.25 hours). Therefore, the mL/hour for the intermittent infusion of chloramphenicol sodium succinate is 240 mL/hour.