IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?125 mL/h4 h

A pump runs at 125 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 4 hours?

125 mL/h4 h
V = mL
2.Easy
V = ?80 mL/h4 h

A pump runs at 80 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 4 hours?

80 mL/h4 h
V = mL
3.Medium
V = ?20 gtt/mL25 gtt/min4 h

A drip runs at 25 gtt/min through a set of 20 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 4 hours?

25 gtt/min20 gtt/mL4 h
V = mL
4.Medium
10 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 10 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

90 mL/h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
450 mL60 gtt/mL28 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 28 gtt/min through a set of 60 gtt/mL. There are 450 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

28 gtt/min60 gtt/mL450 mL
t = h
6.Hard
4 g1000 mL? mL/h0.5 mg/min

A bag contains 4 g of a drug in 1000 mL. The order is 0.5 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

4 g/1000 mL0.5 mg/min
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 500 mL
  2. 2. V = 320 mL
  3. 3. V = 300 mL
  4. 4. R = 15 gtt/min
  5. 5. t = 16.1 h
  6. 6. R = 7.5 mL/h

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