A physician prescribes an intravenous infusion of Drug X for a patient. The drug is to be administered at a rate of 2.5 mg/min for 4 hours. The total volume of the IV solution (i.e., the IV bag that will be administered) is 250 mL. Calculate the drip rate in drops per minute if the dropper set delivers 20 drops per milliliter.
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Since the drug is administered at a rate of 2.5 mg/min for 1 hour, and there are 60 minutes in an hour, the total amount of Drug X in the IV bag is 2.5 mg/min * 60 min = 150 mg. Show more…
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