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The physician has ordered 1000 mL of D5W to infuse 16 hours with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. What is the correct IV flow rate in gtt/min?
 
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The physician has ordered 1500 mL of NS to infuse at 75 mL/hour with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. How many hours will this IV run?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

21 gtt/min

Answer to Question 2

20 hours


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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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