Question

You need to give Amiodarone to your patient. Per your protocol you take 150mg of Amiodarone and mix it into a 100cc bag of NS. It need to be given over 10 minutes with a macrodrip set. How many drips will you need to set your drip chamber to so you can give your drug over 10 minutes?

Answer 1

To give Amiodarone over 10 minutes, you would set your drip chamber to deliver 100 drops per minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of drips required to set the drip chamber for a 10-minute infusion of Amiodarone, we need to consider the flow rate. The concentration of Amiodarone is 150mg in 100cc (or 100ml) of normal saline (NS) solution. The flow rate can be calculated using the formula:

Flow rate (ml/min) = Volume (ml) / Time (min)

Since the desired infusion time is 10 minutes and the volume is 100ml, the flow rate would be 100ml / 10 min = 10ml/min.

A macrodrip set typically has a flow rate of 10 drops per ml. Therefore, to calculate the number of drips needed per minute, we can multiply the flow rate by the drops per ml:

Drip rate (drops/min) = Flow rate (ml/min) x Drops per ml

Substituting the values, Drip rate = 10ml/min x 10 drops/ml = 100 drops/min.

So, to give the Amiodarone over 10 minutes, you would set your drip chamber to deliver 100 drops per minute.