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Math Calculation Help Please!!!!!

This problem has me at :banghead: , can someone show me a way possible dimensional analysis. ratios confuse me.... pitocin at 15 microgtt/min. the solution contains 10 units of pitocin in 1000 ml D5W. calculate the num. of units per hr. the client is receiving.... thank you:no:

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bariq, you don't have enough information to do a calculation...

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I just repost it Thank you.....

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This is what I come up with. . .10 units/1000 mL (dose on hand) x 15 gtts/minute (infusion rate) x 1 mL/60 gtts (drop factor of tubing) x 60 minutes/hour (conversion factor) = 0.15 units/hour (amount of pitocin the client is receiving)

15 gtt 10units 1ml 60min

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min 1000 ml 60gtt 1 hour

Cancel out your units and you are left with units/hr and then simply multiply aacross and divid by the bottom!!! I hope this helps!!

SJ

You can use other methods for solving drug problems...is your instructor requiring you to use dimensional analysis? If it is confusing for you and you can use a different method then do so!

I also get 0.15

I did 10 divided by 1000 times the drop factor

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