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IV Calculations (Drop rates)
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- SRU ELEC340 F
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- SRU ELEC340 F
IV Calculations (Drop rates)
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IV Calculations (Drop rates)Azithromycin 500 mg IV once a day is ordered for a patient. The azithromycin is
dissolved in 250 mL of NS and should infuse over 60 minutes. Using tubing with a drop
factor of 15 gtt/mL, how many drops per minute should the azithromycin be infused? -
ANS-63 gtt/min
CALCULATION:
250mL*15 gtt per mL/60 min
D5W 1000 mL is to infuse over 10 hours. Using tubing with a 60 gtt/mL drip factor, how
many drops per minute should the IV fluids be infused? - ANS-100 gtt/min
CALCULATION:
1000mL*60 gtt per mL/600 min
D5W 750 mL is to infuse over 6 hours. Using tubing with a 10 gtt/mL drip factor, how
many drops per minute should the IV fluids be infused? - ANS-21 gtt/min
CALCULATION:
750mL*10 gtt per mL/360 min
The patient has Levaquin 500 mg ordered once daily. The Levaquin is available in 150
mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a 15 gtt/mL drip factor, how
many drops per minute should the Levaquin be infused? - ANS-38 gtt/min
CALCULATION:
150mL*15 gtt per mL/60 min
The patient has Levaquin 500 mg ordered once daily. The Levaquin is available in 250
mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a 60 gtt/mL drip factor, how
many drops per minute should the Levaquin be infused? - ANS-250 gtt/min
CALCULATION:
250mL*60 gtt per mL/60 min
The patient has vancomycin 1250 mg ordered once daily for an infection. The
vancomycin is available in 500 mL of NS and should infuse over 2 hours. Using tubing
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