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An IV starts at 1500 h and runs at 26 gtt/min with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. a) How long will it take for 300 mL to fully be infused into the patient? b) At what time (military time) will 300 mL be fully infused?

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          An IV starts at 1500 h and runs at 26 gtt/min with a drop factor
of 20 gtt/mL.
a) How long will it take for 300 mL to fully be infused
into the patient?
b) At what time (military time) will 300 mL be fully
infused?

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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

James Stewart 8th Edition

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Solved by Expert Suman Saurav Thakur

04/25/2022

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Since the drop factor is 20 gtt/mL, and the IV is running at 26 gtt/min, you can calculate the infusion rate by dividing the number of drops per minute by the drop factor: \[ \text{Infusion rate} = \frac{\text{Drops per minute}}{\text{Drop factor}} = \frac{26 Show more…

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An IV starts at 1500 h and runs at 26 gtt/min with a drop factor of 20 gtt/mL. a) How long will it take for 300 mL to fully be infused into the patient? b) At what time (military time) will 300 mL be fully infused?