IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
750 mL? mL/h3 h

750 mL of fluid must be infused over 3 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

750 mL3 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
500 mL200 mL/ht = ? h

500 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 200 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take?

500 mL200 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
430 mLleft? mL/h6 h left

500 mL was ordered over 8 hours. After 2 hours you find that 430 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?

500 mL / 8 hafter 2 h: 430 mL
R = mL/h
4.Medium
V = ?20 gtt/mL20 gtt/min3 h

A drip runs at 20 gtt/min through a set of 20 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 3 hours?

20 gtt/min20 gtt/mL3 h
V = mL
5.Hard
100 mg100 mL20 gtt/mL60 mg/h? gtt/min

100 mg of a drug is diluted in 100 mL and given by gravity through a set of 20 gtt/mL. The order is 60 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

100 mg/100 mL60 mg/h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
6.Hard
200 mg500 mL12 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 200 mg of a drug in 500 mL and runs at 12 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

200 mg/500 mL12 mL/h
D = mg/h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 250 mL/h
  2. 2. t = 2.5 h
  3. 3. R = 71.67 mL/h
  4. 4. V = 180 mL
  5. 5. R = 20 gtt/min
  6. 6. D = 4.8 mg/h

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