IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?100 mL/h12 h

A pump runs at 100 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 12 hours?

100 mL/h12 h
V = mL
2.Easy
250 mL? mL/h30 min

250 mL of fluid must be infused over 30 minutes by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

250 mL30 min
R = mL/h
3.Medium
280 mLleft? mL/h3 h left

1000 mL was ordered over 12 hours. After 9 hours you find that 280 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?

1000 mL / 12 hafter 9 h: 280 mL
R = mL/h
4.Medium
1000 mL20 gtt/mL10 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1000 mL over 10 hours with a giving set of 20 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute. Round to the nearest whole number.

1000 mL10 h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
600 mLleft? mL/h4 h left

1500 mL was ordered over 12 hours. After 8 hours you find that 600 mL is still in the bag, and the order must still finish on time. By what percentage Δ must the original pump rate be increased?

1500 mL / 12 hafter 8 h: 600 mL
Δ = %
6.Hard
1 g250 mL? mL/h3 mg/min

A bag contains 1 g of a drug in 250 mL. The order is 3 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

1 g/250 mL3 mg/min
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 1200 mL
  2. 2. R = 500 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 93.33 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 33 gtt/min
  5. 5. Δ = 20 %
  6. 6. R = 45 mL/h

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