Chapter 29: Infusion Rates and Drip Rates

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If a 1 liter bag of D5W is run through an IV into a patient's arm over eight hours, what is the rate of infusion in mL/hr.?

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125 mL/hr.

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If a 1000 mL bag of normal saline is run at 100 mL/hr., how many hours will the bag last?

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10hr

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How many 1 liter bags are needed for an infusion rate of 125 mL/hr over the next 24 hours?

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3 bags

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How many mEq/hr are being infused when potassium chloride 30 mEq is given in 1 liter of IV fluid at an infusion rate of 125 mL/hr?

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3.75 mEq/hr.

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A 50 mL IVPB bag of ampicillin 500 mg in normal saline is to be run in over 20 minutes. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr.?

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150 mL/hr.

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An order is for heparin IV to infuse at 1000 units per hour. What will be the flow rate in mL/hr. for a 500 mL bag of D5W with 25000 units of heparin?

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20 mL/hr.

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A patient is on a heparin drip, 12500 units in 250 mL of 0.45% sodium chloride injection. He is to receive 1500 units per hour. At what rate (mL/hr.) should the drug be infused?

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30 mL/hr.

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How many drops per minute will a patient receive if an IV of 1000 mL of 5% dextrose injection is run in over eight hours? The drip factor is 15 drops/mL.

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32 drops/min

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A physician orders a drug to be infused at 10 mcg/kg/min. The patient weighs 70 kg. The total dose the patient is to receive is 21 mg. How many minutes must the IV continue for the patient to receive this dose?

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30 min.

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A patient is receiving 250 mL of D5W infusing at 33 gtt/min. The IV tubing is calibrated for 10 gtt/mL. What is the infusion time, in hours and minutes, for the bag?

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1 hour 16 minutes