IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
V = ?60 mL/h10 h

A pump runs at 60 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 10 hours?

60 mL/h10 h
V = mL
2.Easy
V = ?80 mL/h6 h

A pump runs at 80 mL/h. How many millilitres V are infused during 6 hours?

80 mL/h6 h
V = mL
3.Medium
15 gtt/mL60 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 60 mL/h, but no pump is available. It runs by gravity through a giving set of 15 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

60 mL/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
4.Medium
60 gtt/mL60 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 60 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.

60 mL/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
500 mg250 mL60 gtt/mL150 mg/h? gtt/min

500 mg of a drug is diluted in 250 mL and given by gravity through a set of 60 gtt/mL. The order is 150 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

500 mg/250 mL150 mg/h60 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
6.Hard
450 mL15 gtt/mL20 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 20 gtt/min through a set of 15 gtt/mL. There are 450 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

20 gtt/min15 gtt/mL450 mL
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 600 mL
  2. 2. V = 480 mL
  3. 3. R = 15 gtt/min
  4. 4. R = 60 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 75 gtt/min
  6. 6. t = 5.6 h

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