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13. A medication drip is infusing at \( 22.7 \mathrm{~mL} / \mathrm{hr} \) and the concentration is 20,000 units \( / 500 \mathrm{~mL} \). a. How many units/hr is infusing? b. How many units/min is th

Answer 1

To find the number of units infusing per hour for a medication drip, you can set up a proportion based on the given concentration and infusion rate, then cross-multiply and solve. To obtain the rate in units per minute, simply divide the units per hour by 60.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a medication drip is infusing at 22.7 mL/hr with a concentration of 20,000 units/500 mL, to calculate how many units are infusing per hour (units/hr), you would set up a proportion:

(Units in 500 mL) / (Volume of 500 mL) = (Units in X mL) / (Volume of X mL)

The volume X mL, in this case, is the infusion rate (22.7 mL/hr). Thus:

(20,000 units) / (500 mL) = (Units in 22.7 mL) / (22.7 mL)

Cross-multiply and solve for the unknown units in 22.7 mL:

(20,000 units) * (22.7 mL) = (500 mL) * (Units in 22.7 mL)

(Units in 22.7 mL) = (20,000 units * 22.7 mL) / 500 mL

Now, to convert this to units per minute (units/min), divide the units per hour by 60 minutes.