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Medfusion® Model 3500 pump V6
Operator’s Manual
Body weight/surface area infusion
deliveries
The following Body weight/surface area -based
infusion delivery modes may be available on a pump:
dose/kg/min (dose/m
2
/min) − dose/kg/hr (dose/m
2
/
hr) – dose/kg/day (dose/m
2
/day).
The body weight/surface area rate calculation allows
programming by:
•
Drug concentration units
(i.e., g/mL, mg/mL,
mcg/mL, mMol/mL, mEq/mL, or Units/mL)
•
Drug concentration
•
Drug delivery units
(i.e., g, mg, mcg, ng, mMol,
mEq, or Units)
•
Patient’s weight/Body surface area
•
Dose
•
Volume limit, KVO, loading dose, or bolus
dose may also be programmed (these options
are only available if they have been enabled
in the custom program using PharmGuard
®
Toolbox 2)
The pump calculates the correct flow rate in mL/hr to
achieve the required drug dose. To program a body
weight/surface area infusion, at the selection menu,
choose either
Dose/Kg/Min (Dose/M
2
/Min)
,
Dose/
Kg/Hr (Dose/M
2
/Hr)
or
Dose/Kg/Day (Dose/M
2
/
Day)
(or choose a drug program that uses the body
weight/surface area mode infusion type). Choose
the syringe model and size, and load the syringe as
instructed on page 33.
1. Press the
number
keys to set the
medication concentration
units
. (The actual
units available on a pump depends on the
custom setup.) Press
Enter
to accept the
medication concentration units.
2. Press the
number
keys to set medication
concentration. Concentration is limited to
4 digits. Press
Clear
to clear an entry. Press
Backspace
to erase a character. Press
Enter
to accept the setting.
3. Use the
number
keys to set the delivery
units. (The actual units available on a
pump depends on the custom setup.)
If
only one delivery unit is available for the
concentration units selected, this screen
will not appear
. Press
Enter
to accept the
delivery units.
4. Press the
number
keys to set the patient’s
weight in kilograms or surface area in
square meters. Weight/surface area are
limited to the indicated range (which
may have been customized). Press
Enter
to accept the patient weight/surface area
setting.
PRESS THE NUMBER TO SELECT THE CONCENTRATION UNITS
1
GRAMS
5
MILLIEQUIVALENTS
2
MG
6
MILLIMOLS
3
MCG
4
UNITS
BACKSPACE
ENTER
ENTER CONCENTRATION - PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE
HIGH: 20
LOW: 0.001
CLEAR
mg
/
m
L
0.
25
PRESS THE NUMBER TO SELECT THE DELIVERY UNITS
1
MG
2
MCG
BACKSPACE
ENTER
ENTER PATIENT WEIGHT - PRESS ENTER TO CONTINUE
HIGH: 250
LOW: 0.25
CLEAR
KG
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