Flow Rate Calculations Quiz

A 500 mL bag of normal saline is to be infused continuously over 2 hours using a 30 gtt/mL administration set. What rate (gtt/min) should the pump be set at? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. Do not include units.

A 750 mL bag of D5W is to be infused at 70 gtt/min using a 50 gtt/mL administration set. How long will the infusion take in hours? Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Do not include units.

A patient is receiving azithromycin intravenously at a rate of 16 gtt/min. How much solution is infused in 8 hours if the infusion set delivers 20 gtt/mL? Round to the nearest whole number. Do not include units.

A 120 lb patient is to receive dopamine dosed at 25 mcg/kg/min. The dopamine solution is 1500 mcg/ml to be delivered at 60 drops/ml. At what rate (gtt/min) should the dose be given? Round to the nearest whole number. Do not include units.

The recommended dose of aminophylline for children is 1.0 mg/kg/hr by injection. 15 mL of a 30 mg/mL solution is added to a 150 mL bottle of D5W. At what rate in mL/hr should the injection be delivered to a 35 lb child? Round to the nearest tenth. Do not include units.

A patient is receiving a solution intravenously at a rate of 22 gtt/min. How much solution is infused in 4 hours if the infusion set delivers 25 gtt/mL? Round to the nearest tenth. Do not include units.

The drug etomidate is administered at an infusion rate of 2 mcg/kg/min for anesthesia. A total of 0.55mg of the drug is to be administered to a patient weighing 140 lb. How long in minutes will the duration of the infusion be? Round to the nearest tenth. Do not include units.

A 220 lb person is being started on an insulin drip at 0.25 units/kg/hr for diabetic ketoacidosis. The drip is available in a premixed bag at 50 units/100 ml of NS. What is the rate of infusion in mL/hr? Round to the nearest whole number. Do not include units.

A physician orders 2000 units of heparin to be added to 1 liter of a Ringer’s injections to be administered over 6 hours. How many gtt/min should be given using an administration set that delivers 25gtt/ml? How many units of heparin will be administered in 30 minutes?

A 1000 ml bag of lactated NS is order to be infused in a patient undergoing a septic hypotensive emergency at a rate of 180 gtt/min using a 60 gtt/ml administration set. How many hours will it take to infuse this amount of fluid? Round to the nearest tenth. Do not include units.