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Drug Calculation Review
Drug Calculation Review
Calculate the drip rate for 100 mls of IV Fluids to be given over a half hour via a
giving set which delivers 10 drops/ml.
1000 drops
-----------------30 min
33 drops / min
2. One litre of Normal Saline is charted over 9 hours. The drop factor is 15. Calculate
the number of drops per minute.
15000 drops
-----------------540 min
28 drops / min
3. One and a half litres of Normal Saline is required to be given over 4 hours. Using a
giving set which delivers 10 drops/ml how many drops per minute will need to be given?
15000 drops
-----------------240 min
63 drops / min
hours. The drop factor is 15. The IV has been running for 9 hours.
800 mls remain. How many drops per minute are needed so that
the IV finishes in the required time?
12000 drops
67 drops / min
---------------------------180 min
-----------------180 min
drop factor is 10. The IV has been running for 1 hour and 15
minutes. 500 mls remain. How many drops per minute are needed
so that the IV finishes in the required time?
5000 drops
-----------------105 min
48 drops / min
1 milligram
--------------------------------- = 0.5
tablets
2 milligram
2.5 grams
--------------------------------- = 5
tablets
500 mg = 0.5g
50
------------250
10
-----1
500
--------250
2 ml
200
------------600
6
-----1
1200
--------600
2 ml
13
------------5
1
-----1
13
--------5
2.6 ml
75
------------100
1
-----1
75
--------100
0.75 ml
25000
25
Ans = 40 ml/hr
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x 1000ml
25000 units
1
=1000
25
= 40 ml