A patient is to receive 1000 mL D5W at 80 mL/h. Calculate the ...

[kwoodring]

A patient is to receive 1000 mL D5W at 80 mL/h. Calculate the flow rate in gtt/min. The drop factor is 20 gtt/mL.
 
  1. 26 gtt/min
  2. 33 gtt/min
  3. 333 gtt/min
  4. 240 gtt/min

Question 2

Order: Gentamicin sulfate 2.5 mg/kg IV q.12h., infuse in 20 mL DW over 1h via pump. The label on the vial reads, 10 mg/mL, and the child weighs 10 pounds. At what rate will you set the IV pump to run, in milliliters per hour?
 
  1. 20.6 mL/h
  2. 25.7 mL/h
  3. 21.1 mL/h
  4. 24.5 mL/h

[Kdiggy]

Answer to Question 1

1

Global Rationale: 80 mL/h  mL/20 gtt  1 h/60 min = 26.6 gtt/min. Round down.

Answer to Question 2

3

Global Rationale: 1.136 + 20 = 21.136 mL/h.

[kwoodring]

Thank you

[Kdiggy]

No problemo