Question

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An IV of D5W 1000 mL was ordered to infuse over 8 hr at a rate of 42 gtt/min (42 macrogtt/min). Drop
factor: 20 gtt/mL. After 4 hr, you notice that only 400 mL has infused.
Recalculate the rate in gtt/min for the remaining solution

Answer 1

The rate is 50gtt per minutes.

How to calculate the growth rate?

From the information, out of the total hours of 8 hours, four hours were used.

The volume will be:

= 1000 - 400

= 600ml

Time = 4 × 60 = 240 minutes

Drop factor = 20

Therefore, the growth rate will be:

= 600/240 × 20

= 50gtt/min

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