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Infused Medications1

Calculating Infused Medications: Calculation of dose or volume received/hour

This activity contains 15 questions.

Question 1.
Your client is ordered 100 ml of Haemaccel to run over 1 hour. How many drops per minute (dpm) are required if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 2.
Your client has an infusion of 5 % glucose 1000 ml running at a 24 hourly rate. Calculate the dpm if a macro-drip is used.

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Question 3.
Your client is ordered 100 ml of succinylated gelatin (Gelofusine) to be run over 2 hours. How many dpm is delivered if a micro-drip is used?

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Question 4.
Your client is ordered 400 ml of whole blood to be run over 3 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 5.
Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is ordered for your client who has been nil orally for 5 days. The 1 litre bag needs to be infused over 24 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 6.
Your client is ordered normal saline 1000 ml to run over 12 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 7.
Your client is ordered Hartmann’s solution 1000 ml to run over 18 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a micro-drip is used?

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Question 8.
Your client is ordered 4 % glucose and 0.18 % normal saline solution 1000 ml to run over 12 hours. How many dpm does this correspond if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 9.
Your client is ordered 5 % albumin 100 ml to run over 2 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 10.
Your client is ordered 5 % glucose to run at 30 ml/hour. How many dpm does this correspond to if a micro-drip is used?

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Question 11.
Your client is ordered 10 % W/V Intralipid 500 ml to run over 8 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 12.
Your client is ordered 300 ml of packed cells to run over 3 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a macro-drip is used?

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Question 13.
Your client is ordered 200 ml of whole blood to run over 2 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a micro-drip is used?

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Question 14.
Your client is ordered 500 ml of normal saline to be given over 8 hours. How many dpm does this correspond to if a micro-drip is used?

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Question 15.
Your client is ordered dextran 40 (Rheomacrodex) 100 ml to be given over 1 hour. How many dpm does this correspond to if a macro-drip is used?

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