Saturday, November 7, 2009

giving 500 mg of medication in 50 ml to infuse over 30 minutes using a 10 drops/ml set would result in?

administration of --------- drops/min. 16.6/23/34.5/41.6
Answer:
In this case concentration is not needed. Just the volume, time and drip set.50 mL * 10 gtts/mL = 500 gtts500 gtts / 30 min = 16.67 gtts/min
You can't have an answer to this question unless you know the two substances you where mixing.
50ml in 30minutes = 1.66 ml/min=%26gt;at 10 drops/ml = 16.6 drops/min

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