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Dosage Calc question

Im in my 3rd month of LVN classes and most of the dosage calculations im picking up on however, I dont know if I'm reading more into this question but yeah here goes:

If an IV is infusing at a rate of 80 microdrops per minute, how many mL per hour will your patient recieve?

That is the whole question, and it seems so simple to me when im reading it, for some reason i cant put it into formula or on paper to save my life :uhoh21:

Can someone help work this out so i can see what im doing wrong?

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Im in my 3rd month of LVN classes and most of the dosage calculations im picking up on however, I dont know if I'm reading more into this question but yeah here goes:

If an IV is infusing at a rate of 80 microdrops per minute, how many mL per hour will your patient recieve?

That is the whole question, and it seems so simple to me when im reading it, for some reason i cant put it into formula or on paper to save my life :uhoh21:

Can someone help work this out so i can see what im doing wrong?

If you're using a microdrip (60 gtt/ mL) the gtt per minute is ALWAYS equal to the mL/ hr.

But to demonstrate, using dimensional analysis, always start with dose desired (in this case, mL):

mL X 80 gtt X 60 minute = 80 mL/ hr

60 gtt minute 1 hour

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