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casperchen82

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on: Jul 3, 2018
The patient has vancomycin 750 mg ordered IV once daily for an infection. The vancomycin is available in 250 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour.
 
  Using tubing with a 20 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the vancomycin be infused? ___________ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Albumin 25 is ordered IV now. The albumin is available in 100 mL bottles and is to infuse over 30 minutes. Using an IV controller, how many milliliters per hour should the albumin be infused? _______
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


marict

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

83 gtt/min

Answer to Question 2

200 mL/h


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