IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?80 mL/h90 min

A pump runs at 80 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused in 90 minutes?

80 mL/h90 min
V = mL
2.Easy
1500 mL? mL/h8 h

1500 mL of fluid must be infused over 8 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1500 mL8 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
V = ?15 gtt/mL20 gtt/min2 h

A drip runs at 20 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 2 hours?

20 gtt/min15 gtt/mL2 h
V = mL
4.Medium
60 gtt/mL50 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 50 mL/h, but no pump is available. It runs by gravity through a giving set of 60 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

50 mL/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
1 g250 mL? mL/h1 mg/min

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

1 g/250 mL1 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
250 mg500 mL15 mL/h? mg/h

A bag contains 250 mg of a drug in 500 mL and runs at 15 mL/h. How many milligrams per hour D does the patient receive?

250 mg/500 mL15 mL/h
D = mg/h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 120 mL
  2. 2. R = 187.5 mL/h
  3. 3. V = 160 mL
  4. 4. R = 50 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 15 mL/h
  6. 6. D = 7.5 mg/h

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