Thank you! I was focusing on the 200mg and that was throwing me off. I did 50mL/20min * 60gtt/1mL and canceled out mL and multiplied across and got 3000/20 and it reduced and to 150. So, my final answer was 150gtt/min.
I see what I did. It is supposed to be 30 minutes. The 500mg would be equal to 5ml and I would add that to the solution of 50ml. So, my problem is 55ml/30min * 60gtt/1ml. Cancel out the ml and multiple across. That gives me 3300/30 and I reduce and get 110gtt/min.
I see what I did. It is supposed to be 30 minutes. The 500mg would be equal to 5ml and I would add that to the solution of 50ml. So, my problem is 55ml/30min * 60gtt/1ml. Cancel out the ml and multiple across. That gives me 3300/30 and I reduce and get 110gtt/min.
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I have been working on these problems for 3 hours now. The professors did not go over drops per minute calculations. Please help!
The label states to add 10ml sterile water for 1g of cefamandole for IV solutions
Order: cefamandole 500mg, IV, q6h
Set and solution: Calibrated cylinder with drop factor, 60 gtt/mL. 500ml of D5W.
Instruction: Dilute cefamdole 500mg reconstituted solution in 50 mL of D5W and infuse in 30 minutes. Determine gtt/min.