IV MATH HELP: unit/hr

MissMelMcRN · Jan 17, 2009, 09:20 PM

Re: IV MATH HELP: unit/hr

How about...
25,000u divided by 500ml = 50u/ml
50u/ml x 7ml/hr = 350u/hr

Does this make any sense?

*Daytonite* · Jan 18, 2009, 11:08 AM

missa4. . .I responded to the other thread that you posted. I think that you are getting hung up on the label "units". If you changed "units" to "mg" the problem wouldn't be any different. Milligrams are how a lot of drugs are measured out. A teaspoon is how we measure out sugar. A cup is how we measure out flour. "mg" and "units" are just the ways this stuff is measured out and put into these different IV fluids. Sometimes it helps to draw a picture of these things when you are first working with them to help you keep the concept of what you are doing organized in your mind.

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IV MATH HELP: unit/hr

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