Question

Infuse 1000 mL of D5W. The infusion set delivers 12 gtt/mL. Give 400 mL bolus dose over first 15 minutes and then infuse at 125 mL/hr. What should the rate of infusion (in mL/hr) be set to during the first 15 minutes?

Answer 1

Answer:

  1600 mL/h

Step-by-step explanation:

$\dfrac{400\,mL}{15\,min}=\dfrac{400\,mL}{15\,min}\cdot\dfrac{60\,min}{1\,h}\\\\=\dfrac{400\cdot 60\,mL}{15\,h}=1600\dfrac{mL}{h}$