IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?50 mL/h4 h

A pump runs at 50 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 4 hours?

50 mL/h4 h
V = mL
2.Easy
1500 mL? mL/h24 h

1500 mL of fluid must be infused over 24 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1500 mL24 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
1500 mL10 gtt/mL10 h? gtt/min

Infuse 1500 mL over 10 hours with a giving set of 10 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

1500 mL10 h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
V = ?20 gtt/mL25 gtt/min6 h

A drip runs at 25 gtt/min through a set of 20 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 6 hours?

25 gtt/min20 gtt/mL6 h
V = mL
5.Hard
250 mg50 mL15 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 250 mg of a drug in 50 mL and runs at 15 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

250 mg/50 mL15 mL/h
D = mg/h
6.Hard
1 g250 mL? mL/h0.5 mg/min

A bag contains 1 g of a drug in 250 mL. The order is 0.5 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

1 g/250 mL0.5 mg/min
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 200 mL
  2. 2. R = 62.5 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 25 gtt/min
  4. 4. V = 450 mL
  5. 5. D = 75 mg/h
  6. 6. R = 7.5 mL/h

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