IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
100 mL? mL/h30 min

100 mL of fluid must be infused over 30 minutes by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

100 mL30 min
R = mL/h
2.Easy
1000 mL? mL/h3 h

1000 mL of fluid must be infused over 3 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

1000 mL3 h
R = mL/h
3.Medium
60 gtt/mL30 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 30 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.

30 mL/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
V = ?20 gtt/mL35 gtt/min6 h

A drip runs at 35 gtt/min through a set of 20 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 6 hours?

35 gtt/min20 gtt/mL6 h
V = mL
5.Hard
1 g500 mL? mL/h1.5 mg/min

A bag contains 1 g of a drug in 500 mL. The order is 1.5 mg per minute. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

1 g/500 mL1.5 mg/min
R = mL/h
6.Hard
400 mL60 gtt/mL40 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 40 gtt/min through a set of 60 gtt/mL. There are 400 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty?

40 gtt/min60 gtt/mL400 mL
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 200 mL/h
  2. 2. R = 333.3 mL/h
  3. 3. R = 30 gtt/min
  4. 4. V = 630 mL
  5. 5. R = 45 mL/h
  6. 6. t = 10 h

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