Large Volume Nebulizer Calculations

1) Dr. Case has ordered a patient to receive a continuous nebulizer for two hours on your patient
during an active asthma exacerbation. The order reads as follows: 10 mg of Albuterol per hour
for two hours. The HEART nebulizer is to be set at 10 liters/minute. What is the total output of
the nebulizer for your continuous treatment?

Albuterol: __10______mg total or __2_____mL

NaCl: ____48______ mL total

Total mL needed in nebulizer:______50 ml_______

2) A 10 year old boy has been brought to the emergency room for shortness of breath that began
at school on the playground. Minimal breath sounds were heard, so the attending physician
ordered a continuous nebulizer treatment. The order reads as follows: 15 mg of Albuterol for
one hour. The HEART nebulizer is to be set at 15 liters/minute. What is the total output of the
nebulizer for your continuous treatment?

Albuterol: ___15_____mg total or ___3____mL

NaCl: ____37______ mL total

Total mL needed in nebulizer:_____40 ml________

3) A known asthmatic presents to the ER with a chief complaint of wheezing since his inhaler ran
out yesterday. Faint expiratory wheezes are heard on expiration. Dr. Sue ordered a continuous
nebulizer for 2 hours. The order reads as follows: Administer 15 mg of Albuterol per hour for
two hours. The flow is set at 10 liters per minute. What is the total output of the nebulizer for
your continuous treatment?

Albuterol: ____15____mg total or ___3____mL

NaCl: ____47______ mL total

Total mL needed in nebulizer:_____50 ml________