Question

Two patients are to receive the same medication. One patient will receive the medication at 1.8 mL/min for 25 minutes. The second patient willreceive the medication at 90 mL/h for 45 minutes.a) Which patient received more medication? Enter 1 for Patient one and enter 2 for Patient 2.b) By how much more? Round answer to the one if necessary.c) Enter unit symbol for your answer.

Answer 1

Step 1:

Patient One

$\text{Medication received = 1.8 }\times\text{ 25 = 45 mL}$

Step 2:

$\begin{gathered} 45\text{ minutes = }\frac{45}{60}\text{ = }\frac{3}{4}\text{ hr} \\ \\ \text{Medication received = }\frac{3}{4}\text{ }\times\text{ 90 = 67.5 mL} \end{gathered}$

Final answer

a) Patient 2 received more medication

Answer enter

b)

= 67.5 - 45 = 22.5 mL

22.5 mL more

c) unit is mL