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Pharm Question

Physician ordered 500ml of d5/NS to run for 24 hours. The drop rate is 10 gtts/ml, How many ml/hr should infuse?

My answer is 625ml/hr but the professors answer comes out to 62.5ml/hr.

Is my math wrong or is this a mistake on the professors part. Please explain

Thanks!

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    I have another pharm question I need help with unfortunately I have no clue where to start. I have never seen this problem before and it came up in my practice questions. Please help!

    Ordered: 1000cc D5W @32 gtts/min. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset. How many hours will it take for the 1000cc bottle to infuse.

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    That has to be the dumbest question I've ever seen but I'll bite. You need to figure out how many drops per hour. Then convert that to ml/hr. Then divide the total volume by the ml/hr. One thing you don't have to do is worry that you'll ever see something like this in real life!!!

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