Mini drip tubing

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Doing a dosage calc worksheet and this was used as a drop factor.Is this a typo for micro drip?

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Not sure what exactly your question is but a micro drip tubing is 60 drops is equal to 1 ml.

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Doing a dosage calc worksheet and this was used as a drop factor.Is this a typo for micro drip?

What was used as a drop factor....?

I agree with iluvit mini gtts, micro gtts....60gtts is equal to 1ml

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It gave no drop factor, which is why I'm thinking it is a misprint for micro drip. I knew micro was 60, but there were three questions with mini drip and no micro drip questions on my worksheet.

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micro = mini the conversion is 60....:)

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Teacher said the same, and said she said so in lecture...I guess I dozed off or something because I don't remember that part. LOL

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