The physician has ordered loomg of a medication in 5oml of Normal saline to rur over 3o minuteso The drug is to be given 912h. On hand you have a vial containing O.259 of the drug in loml. The drip factor of the tubing is 15gtts/ml. How m ml of the brang drug will you add to the minibag. many

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1) The physician has ordered loommg of a medication in 5oml of
Normal Saline to rur over 3o minutes. The drug is to be given
912h. On hand you have a vial containing O.259 of the drug
In lomlo The drip factor of the tubing is 15gtts /ml. How many
ml of the brang drug will you add to the
minibag.
Transcribed Image Text:1) The physician has ordered loommg of a medication in 5oml of Normal Saline to rur over 3o minutes. The drug is to be given 912h. On hand you have a vial containing O.259 of the drug In lomlo The drip factor of the tubing is 15gtts /ml. How many ml of the brang drug will you add to the minibag.
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Following information are provided in question:

  • Order: 100 mg in 50 ml 
  • Time: over 30 minutes
  • Available concentration of drug: 0.25 g in 10 ml
  • Drip factor: 15 gtts/ml

We know that: 1g = 1000 mg

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