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The physician wrote an order is to infuse 500 mL of D5W at 125 cc/hr. The drop factor is 15 gtt/ml. What is the flow rate in gtt/min?
500 gtt/min
31 gtt/min
32 gtt/min
50 gtt/min
Answer - D5W Infusion solution = 500 ml
Infusion rate = 125 cc per hour
Infusion rate ml per minutes = 125 /60
= 2.08 ml per minute
Drop factor = 15 gtt per ml
1 ml = 15 drop
So 2.08 ml = 15 ×2.08
= 31. 2 gtt
Flow rate gtt per min = 31. 2 gtt per minute
So here correct answer is 31 gtt per minute