The doctor orders 1500 mL of D5W q 12 h. The doctor also orders erythromycin 500 mg in 50 mL D5W IVPB to infuse over 30 minutes q 8 h. The stock supply is erythromycin 1 gram vial. The directions say to reconstitute with 4.8 mL of sterile water to yield 5 mL. The drop factor of each IV is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate of the IVPB in gtt/min. a. 1500 gtt/min b. 0.11 gtt/min c. 2.5 gtt/min d. 25 gtt/min e. 0.1 gtt/min
The doctor orders 1500 mL of D5W q 12 h. The doctor also orders erythromycin 500 mg in 50 mL D5W IVPB to infuse over 30 minutes q 8 h. The stock supply is erythromycin 1 gram vial. The directions say to reconstitute with 4.8 mL of sterile water to yield 5 mL. The drop factor of each IV is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate of the IVPB in gtt/min. a. 1500 gtt/min b. 0.11 gtt/min c. 2.5 gtt/min d. 25 gtt/min e. 0.1 gtt/min
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The doctor orders 1500 mL of D5W q 12 h. The doctor also orders erythromycin 500 mg in 50 mL D5W IVPB to infuse over 30 minutes q 8 h. The stock supply is erythromycin 1 gram vial. The directions say to reconstitute with 4.8 mL of sterile water to yield 5 mL. The drop factor of each IV is 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate of the IVPB in gtt/min.
a. 1500 gtt/min
b. 0.11 gtt/min
c. 2.5 gtt/min
d. 25 gtt/min
e. 0.1 gtt/min
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