V Series Operating Instructions 22 - 11
Calculators Drug Calculator Dialog
22.6.2.6 Weight Based Dose Requirements
• The dose value can either be entered manually or calculated.
• A valid weight must exist before the drug calculation software will calculate the dose value.
• Enter the dose in dose/kg/minute or dose/kg/hour when the chosen drug is anything other than
Milrinone.
• Enter the dose only in dose/kg/minute when the chosen drug is Milrinone.
• The drug calculator provides a factory default dose/kg time units to dose/kg/minute.
• When the drug amount units are mcg, mg, or g, the drug calculator provides dose units choices
of mcg, mg, and g.
• When the drug amount units are mU, the drug calculator provides the dose unit choice of mU.
• The drug calculation software checks for invalid or out of range entries for manually entered
values.
• The drug calculation software calculates the dose value provided all of the following information
is entered: drug name, patient weight, drug units, drug amount, solution volume, and infusion
rate.
• When calculating the dose/kg, the drug calculation software checks for overflow and underflow
and displays the dose/kg as invalid data in either of these cases.
• The dose/kg value defaults to Unspecified and remains Unspecified until the value is either
calculated or manually entered.
• The dose/kg value is reset to Unspecified if the drug amount units unit family is changed to Drug
A, B, C, or D.
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