IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
750 mL? mL/h12 h

750 mL of fluid must be infused over 12 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

750 mL12 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
100 mL? mL/h4 h

100 mL of fluid must be infused over 4 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

100 mL4 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
20 gtt/mL90 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 90 mL/h, but no pump is available. It runs by gravity through a giving set of 20 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

90 mL/h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
870 mLleft? mL/h3 h left

1500 mL was ordered over 6 hours. After 3 hours you find that 870 mL is still in the bag, and the order must still finish on time. To what rate R in mL/h must the pump be reset?

1500 mL / 6 hafter 3 h: 870 mL
R = mL/h
5.Hard
100 mg100 mL60 gtt/mL50 mg/h? gtt/min

100 mg of a drug is diluted in 100 mL and given by gravity through a set of 60 gtt/mL. The order is 50 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

100 mg/100 mL50 mg/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
6.Hard
200 mg250 mL30 mL/h? mcg/min

An infusion of 200 mg in 250 mL runs at 30 mL/h. How many micrograms per minute D does the patient receive?

200 mg/250 mL30 mL/h
D = mcg/min

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 62.5 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 25 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 30 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 290 mL/h
  5. 5. R = 50 gtt/min
  6. 6. D = 400 mcg/min

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