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You have been ordered to give phenytoin (Dilantin) IV to your seizure patient. Your patient weighs 80 kg. The dose ordered is 15 mg/kg to be diluted in 250 mL bag of saline to be given at 25 mg/min. How long will the infusion take to complete?

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