Below are the answers to the problems
on the previous page.
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Give 1 liter of NS IV in 5 hours. The IV set
is a regular 15 drop set.
1000 ml |
X |
15 gtts/ml |
= |
50 gtts/minute |
300 minutes |
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- Give 1 unit (250 ml’s) of packed red
cells IV within 4 hours. The blood set delivers 10 gtts/ml.
250 ml |
X |
10 gtts/ml |
= |
10.41 gtts or 10 gtts/minute |
240 minutes |
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(the fraction is not rounded up) |
- Give 1000 ml D5W to keep vein open over the
next 24 hours. The set to be used delivers 60 drops/ml.
1000 ml |
X |
60 gtts/ml |
= |
41.66 gtts or 42 gtts/minute |
1440 minutes |
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(the fraction is rounded up) |
- Give 150 ml of Normal Saline over 4 hours.
The micro drip set delivers 60 gtts/ml.
150 ml |
X |
37.5 gtts/ml |
= |
38 gtts/minute |
240 minutes |
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(the fraction is rounded up) |
- Give 4000 ml of D5W over 24 hours. The IV set
package reads 20gtts/ml.
4000 ml |
X |
20 gtts/ml |
= |
55.55 gtts or 56 gtts/minute |
1440 minutes |
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(the fraction is rounded up) |
- Give 3000 ml of D1/2 NS over 16 hours. The
macro drip set delivers 15 gtts/ml.
3000 ml |
X |
15 gtts/ml |
= |
46.87 gtts or 47 gtts/minute |
960 minutes |
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(the fraction is rounded up) |
- Give 3000 ml of D5W over 24 hours. The IV set
delivers 15 gtts/ml.
3000 ml |
X |
15 gtts/ml |
= |
31.24 gtts or 31 gtts/minute |
1440 minutes |
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(the fraction is not rounded up) |
- Give 100 ml of Ringer’s Lactate in 1
hour. The micro drip set delivers 60gtt/ml.
X 60 drops |
= |
100 ml |
X |
60 gtts/ml |
= |
100 gtts/minute |
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60 minutes |
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the problems. Compare your work the first time with the second time and
with the explanations.