Chapter 1, Problem 1.104AP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The flow rate of the pump in $\text{mL/hr}$ for the drip at $7\text{mg}$ of medicine per hour.

Introduction:

The doctor provides the amount of solution to be infused inside the body for a specified period of time. The rate on the basis of drops of solution to be infused every minute is decided. The rate of infusion of the liquid over a specified time is called drip rate.

The flow rate of the pump is given by the expression,

$\text{Flow}\text{rate}\text{of}\text{pump}=\frac{\text{Order}\text{of}\text{medicine}\text{per}\text{hour}}{\text{Amount}\text{of}\text{medicine}\text{in}\text{fluid}}\times \text{Volume}\text{of}\text{fluid}$