IV infusion rates worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
500 mL? mL/h6 h

500 mL of fluid must be infused over 6 hours by pump. Find the rate R in mL/h.

500 mL6 h
R = mL/h
2.Easy
500 mL125 mL/ht = ? h

500 mL of fluid is infused by pump at 125 mL/h. How many hours t will the infusion take?

500 mL125 mL/h
t = h
3.Medium
V = ?20 gtt/mL40 gtt/min6 h

A drip runs at 40 gtt/min through a set of 20 gtt/mL. How many millilitres V does the patient receive in 6 hours?

40 gtt/min20 gtt/mL6 h
V = mL
4.Medium
20 gtt/mL75 mL/h? gtt/min

An infusion is ordered at 75 mL/h, but no pump is available. It runs by gravity through a giving set of 20 gtt/mL. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

75 mL/h20 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
5.Hard
100 mg100 mL15 gtt/mL40 mg/h? gtt/min

100 mg of a drug is diluted in 100 mL and given by gravity through a set of 15 gtt/mL. The order is 40 mg per hour. Find the drip rate R in drops per minute.

100 mg/100 mL40 mg/h15 gtt/mL
R = gtt/min
6.Hard
300 mL20 gtt/mL28 gtt/mint = ? h

A drip runs at 28 gtt/min through a set of 20 gtt/mL. There are 300 mL left in the bag. How many hours t until it is empty? Round to one decimal place.

28 gtt/min20 gtt/mL300 mL
t = h

Answer key

  1. 1. R = 83.33 mL/h
  2. 2. t = 4 h
  3. 3. V = 720 mL
  4. 4. R = 25 gtt/min
  5. 5. R = 10 gtt/min
  6. 6. t = 3.6 h

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