Question

Medal
A 1 L I.V. bag is set to infuse over 6 hours. If the drop factor is 25 gtt/mL, determine the rate
of flow (in gtt/min).

Answer 1

ok, can you help me , , does infuse mean empty out?

Answer 2

i guess the drop factor is number of drops per mL... that gtt thing

Answer 3

I am guessing you want to figure the flow rate in number of drops/mL required to empty 1 L in 6 hrs

Answer 4

So the flow rate is 1 Liter per 6 Hours, to start with

Answer 5

\[\frac{ 1 ~~L }{6~~hrs }\]

Answer 6

need to use the given info, to convert the units to what you need gtt/min

Answer 7

\[\frac{ 1 ~~L }{6~~hrs } * \frac{ 1~hrs }{ 60~\min }*\frac{ 1000~ mL }{ 1~ L } * \frac{ 25~gtt }{ 1~mL } = \]

Answer 8

just arranged it so units cancel correctly, left with gtt/min

Answer 9

25/1000

Answer 10

625/9 GTT/MIN

Answer 11

(1000 * 25) / (6*60)

Answer 12

so the answer is 625/9?