Question

A doctor has written down on a chart the instructions for administering medication. The instructions state: set the IV for 12.0 mL/h for 75 minutes at8am and set the V for 15.0 mU/h for 100 minutes at 4pm. If you followed these instructions, thena) how much medication would the patient receive? Round to the one if necessary.b) What is the unit symbol for your answer?

Answer 1

Set the IV for 12.0 mL/h for 75 minutes

convert 75 minutes ---> hour

$\begin{gathered} 60\min -\longrightarrow1hr \\ 75\min \longrightarrow x \\ x=\frac{75}{60}=1.25hr \end{gathered}$

The medication at 8am =

$\frac{12mL}{h}\times1.25h=15mL$

convert 100 minutes ---> hour

$\begin{gathered} 60\min -\longrightarrow1hr \\ 100\min \longrightarrow x \\ x=\frac{100}{60}=1.67hr \end{gathered}$

The medication at 4pm =

$\frac{15mL}{h}\times1.67h=25mL$

Therefore

(a) The patient will recieve total medication of 15mL+25mL = 40mL

(b) The unit symbol for your answer = millilitres