The flow rate of IV fluids is calculated using the formula F =, where V is the volume of the solution in milliliter, d is the drop factor in drops per milliliter, and t is the time in minutes. Determine the flow rate of 1500 milliliter IV fluid for a patient for 24 hours if the drop factor is 1 drop per milliliter.

a. 1.04

b. 25

c. 10.4

d. 6.25

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Tamara Medina

Chemistry

4 October, 07:46

The flow rate of IV fluids is calculated using the formula F =, where V is the volume of the solution in milliliter, d is the drop factor in drops per milliliter, and t is the time in minutes. Determine the flow rate of 1500 milliliter IV fluid for a patient for 24 hours if the drop factor is 1 drop per milliliter.

a. 1.04

b. 25

c. 10.4

d. 6.25

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Ricky Rojas · Answer 1

You forgot to add the formula:

(volume (ml) X drop factor (gtts / ml)) / time (min) = gtts / min (flow rate)

So given the above information it will be 1.04