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IV Calculations Sample Problems

1. The document provides 10 examples of calculating drip rates based on doctor's orders for infusing various fluids over specified time periods. Each example shows the volume of fluid to be infused, infusion time, and drip factor used to calculate the drops per minute rate.

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IV Calculations Sample Problems

1. The document provides 10 examples of calculating drip rates based on doctor's orders for infusing various fluids over specified time periods. Each example shows the volume of fluid to be infused, infusion time, and drip factor used to calculate the drops per minute rate.

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1. Doctor's order says: "Infuse 1500 mL of Lactated Ringer's over 12 hours." Drip factor: 15 gtt/mL* 1¥85
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±
✗
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gtt /min yz1gtt|m
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✗ =
31.25 ✗ =

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2. Doctor's order says: "300 mL of Ampicillin Sodium 500 mg to infuse over 40 minutes." Drip factor: 20 gtt/mL*

300Mt
40 ÷ 60
✗ 209111mL
60min 1hr
=
1509171min

3. Doctor's order says: "Two 250 mL Packed Red Blood Cells to infuse over 4 hours." Drip factor: 15 gtt/mL*

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4hrs1

4. Doctor's order says: "2L of D5 1/2 Normal Saline with 50 meq Potassium Chloride to infuse over 48 hours." Drip factor: 15 gtt/mL*

2000-1
48 hrs
✗ 15gtHmL_
60min 1hr
=|OgtHm

5. Doctor's order says: "0.4 L of D5W in Normal Saline to infuse over 3 hours." Drip factor: 10 gtt/mL*
400Mt 109171mL
3 hrs
✗

60min 1hr
=22gtt1m

6. Doctor's order says: "0.5 L of Normal Saline to infuse over 6 hours." Drip factor: 30
gtt/mL*

5OOmL_
6 hrs
✗ 3OgttlmL_
60min 1hr
=

42gtt1m

7. Doctor's order says: "50 ml of Zofran to infuse over 15 minutes." Drip factor: 15
gtt/mL*

÷ =50gtts1m
50mL ✗

15 ÷ 60

8. Doctor's order says: "650 mL of D5W to infuse over 6 hours." Drip factor: 10 gtt/
mL*

650 10
=18gtt1m
mL
✗
-6hm 6J

9. Doctor's order says: "3 L of D5W with 20 meq of potassium chloride to infuse over 24
hours" Drip factor: 10 gtt/mL*

3000mL 10

-24
✗
6J
=

2191131min
10. Doctor's order says: "500 mL of D5 1/2 Normal Saline with 10 meq of potassium chloride to
infuse over 5 hours " Drip factor: 10 gtt/mL*

b 10

5 hrs
✗
up
=

179171min

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