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vinney12

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on: Jul 23, 2018
Order: aminocaproic acid 4 g in 250 mL D5W to infuse in 1 hour Set: secondary set labeled 15 gtt/min Available: a. How many mL of aminocaproic acid should be mixed in 250 mL of D5W? b. How many gtt/min should the client receive?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Order: 1000 mL of lactated Ringer's (LR) solution to be administered in 6 hours Available: 1 L LR Macrodrip set labeled 10 gtt/mL a. How many mL of LR should be infused in 1 hour? b. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the client receive?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS:
a. 16
b. 63

Answer to Question 2

ANS:

a. 167 (1000 mL  6 = 166.6 = 167 mL)
b. 28 (167  10 gtt  60 min = 27.8 or 28 gtt/min)


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vinney12

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
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