IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
1000 mL? mL/h4 h

1000 mL of fluid must be infused over 4 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1000 mL4 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
1000 mL250 mL/ht = ? h

1000 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 250 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take?

1000 mL250 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
1000 mL10 gtt/mL10 h? gtt/min

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

1000 mL10 h10 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
640 mLleft? mL/h5 h left

1000 mL was ordered over 10 hours. After 5 hours you find that 640 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 / 10 hafter 5 h: 640 mL
R = mL/h
5.Hard
100 mg250 mL5 mL/h? mcg/min

An infusion of 100 mg in 250 mL runs at 5 mL/h. How many micrograms per minute D does the patient receive?

100 mg/250 mL5 mL/h
D = mcg/min
6.Hard
2 g250 mL? mL/h4 mg/min

A bag contains 2 g of a drug in 250 mL. The order is 4 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

2 g/250 mL4 mg/min
R = mL/h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 250 mL/h
  2. 2. t = 4 h
  3. 3. R = 17 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 128 mL/h
  5. 5. D = 33.33 mcg/min
  6. 6. R = 30 mL/h

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