Intravenous Preparations with Clinical Applications
Medication order: Garamycin 80 mg IVPB over 30 minutes. Available: Garamycin (gentamicin sulfate) 80 mg in 50 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.
100
You have an IV infusing at 125 mL/hr. How many hours will it take for 1500 mL to infuse?
12
The IV order is for 1.5 L of D5NS to be infused over 12 hours. The IV will be administered through an electronic pump. What will be the hourly flow rate?
125
The IV order is for 3000 mL of D5W over 24 hours. The IV will be administered through an electronic pump. What will be the hourly flow rate
125
The IV order is for D5W to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the IV be regulated? Round to the nearest whole number.
17
Medication order: Rocephin 1 g IV every 12 hours over 30 minutes Available: rocephin 1 g in 150 mL NS At what rate would you set your pump?
300
Medication order: Erythromycin 200 mg in 250 mL D5W to infuse over 1 hour. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute (gtt/min). Round to the nearest whole number.
42
A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine is labeled 20 mg/mL. How many milliliters should be administered?
5
An infusion pump is set to administer 75 mL/hr to a patient. How many hours will it take for the patient to receive 600 mL of fluid?
8
Medication order: 40 mEq of potassium chloride to be added to a 1000 mL intravenous solution The potassium chloride is available in a solution of 5 mEq/mL. How many milliliters should be added to the solution?
8
