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An IV containing heparin in 500 mL of NS is to infuse at 30 mL per hour. What is the infusion time?
Answer :
Total volume of drug = 500ml
Infusion rate = 30mL/hr
Infusion time = total volume / infusion rate
= 500/30
= 16.6 hours
Answer : 16 hours 36 minutes. ( Round figure 17 hours.)