Question

The physician orders Dextran 12% 1000 ml within 8 hours for a posttrauma victim. Drop factor is 12gtts/ml._____ ml/hr. ______ ml/min. _____ gtt/min

Answer 1

To administer Dextran 12% over 8 hours, set the infusion pump to 125 mL/hr or 2.08 mL/min. The drip rate is 25 gtt/min using a drop factor of 12 gtts/mL.

Step-by-step explanation:

The physician has prescribed Dextran 12% to be administered within 8 hours. The total volume to be infused is 1000 mL. To find the infusion rate in mL/hr, we divide the total volume by the number of hours. Therefore, the rate in mL/hr is 1000 mL / 8 hours = 125 mL/hr. The rate in mL/min is calculated by dividing the hourly rate by 60, the number of minutes in an hour, which gives us 2.08 mL/min.

The drop factor of the IV is given as 12 gtts/mL. To convert the mL/min rate to gtt/min, multiply the rate by the drop factor. Thus, the drip rate in gtt/min is 2.08 mL/min * 12 gtts/mL = 25 gtt/min.