A provider order has been received for a dobutamine (dobutrex®) drip at 7 mcg/kg/min. the patient's weight is 220 lbs. how many milligrams per hour should be given?

To figure this out you first need to determine how many kg there are in 220 lbs. 1 lb equals 0.454 kg, so 220 lbs = 99.88 kg.

It states that a patient receives 7mcg per kg per minute, so the patient will receive 7 x 99.88=699.16 mcg per minute.

You need to convert this to a number of mcg per hour, so multiply the amount by 60 to get 41949.6 mcg per hour.