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1. Propofol per kg - 2.0 mcg
44 lbs = 20 kgs
20 2.0 = 40 mcg per minute
40 60 = 2400 mcg per hour
For a patient with 44lbs, the propofol needed is 2400 mcg per hour or 2.4 mg per hour.
2. Required medication = required dose available volume
available dose
= 0.50 3
1
= 1.5
To administer 0.50 gms of cefazolin by IV, we should 1.5 ml of reconstituted medication.