Alternate uses for pancreatic hormones (ANSWERS)
Calculate their exposure to propranolol in mg/kg.
How much glucagon will you need to use to treat this patient on the first day of treatment, assuming they require the higher dose range?
What rate, in ml/hour, will an infusion of 50 mg/50 ml need to run at to provide the upper end of the dose range?
If the treatment lasts for 32 hours in total, with the dose reducing by 50 micrograms/kg/hour after 24 hours, and again at 30 hours, how many 1 mg Glucagen Hypokits (Electronic medicines compendium, 2015) will need to be used (off license) to provide the correct amount of glucagon to fully treat this patient?
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