IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?120 mL/h3 h

A pump runs at 120 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 3 hours?

120 mL/h3 h
V = mL
2.Easy
500 mL80 mL/ht = ? h

500 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 80 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take? Round to one decimal place.

500 mL80 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
470 mLleft? mL/h3 h left

1000 mL was ordered over 8 hours. After 5 hours you find that 470 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 / 8 hafter 5 h: 470 mL
R = mL/h
4.Medium
60 gtt/mL200 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 200 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.

200 mL/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
900 mL15 gtt/mL40 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 40 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. There are 900 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

40 gtt/min15 gtt/mL900 mL
t = h
6.Hard
100 mg100 mL60 gtt/mL20 mg/h? gtt/min

100 mg of a drug is diluted in 100 mL and given by gravity through a set of 60 gtt/mL. The order is 20 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

100 mg/100 mL20 mg/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 360 mL
  2. 2. t = 6.3 h
  3. 3. R = 156.7 mL/h
  4. 4. R = 200 gtt/min
  5. 5. t = 5.6 h
  6. 6. R = 20 gtt/min

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