Question

6. Doctor's order says: 2 L of D5W 1/2 Normal Saline to infuse over 48 hours. What is the hourly rate?

7. Doctor's order says: 300 mL of Normal Saline to infuse over 6 hours. What is the hourly rate?

8. Doctor's order says: 100 mL Ceftriaxone Sodium 1G to infuse over 30 minutes. What is the hourly rate?

9. 280 mL of epoprostenol (FLOLAN) is to be infused over 2 hours using a volumetric pump. The drop factor of the blood administration set is 10 gtt/mL.

a. According to the Pulmonary Drug Association, you are to run the blood at 50 mL/h for the first 15 minutes in order to assess for a infusion reaction. How many mLs of epoprostenol would the patient receive in that first 15 minutes?

b. Now that the first 15 minutes has passed without incident, recalculate the flow rate (mL/h) so that the blood transfusion is completed within the original 2 hour time frame.

10. Order reads 280 mL of red blood cells (RBC) is to infuse over 3 hours. After 1 hour, there are 150 mL remaining in the blood bag.

a. At what flow rate (mL/ h) should the IV be running?

b. How many mL should be left in the IV bag after 1 hour?

c. Is the IV ahead or behind?

d. Recalculate a new flow rate (mL/ h) in order to finish the bag on time.

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Answer 1

6. The doctor's order says 2 L of D5W 1/2 Normal Saline to infuse over 48 hours.

I.e 2000ml in 48 hours so, hourly rate will be

$2000ml\div 48hr = 41.66ml/hr$

Answer - The hourly rate will be 41.66 ml

7.

The doctor's order says 300 mL of Normal Saline to infuse over 6 hours.

hourly rate will be

$300ml\div 6hr = 50ml/hr$

Answer - 50 ml is the hourly rate.

8.

The doctor's order says 100 mL Ceftriaxone Sodium 1G to infuse over 30 minutes.

the rate in 60 minutes is

100ml will infuse in 30min $\times$ 2 times = 200ml

Answer -200ml is the hourly rate

9.

280 mL of epoprostenol (FLOLAN) is to be infused over 2 hours using a volumetric pump.

The drop factor of the blood administration set is 10 gtt/mL.

Drop factor formula is = (Total volume in ml $\div$ Time in Minutes)$\times$Drop factor

(280ml = 120min) x 10 = 23.33drops/min

Answer - infusion is going on 23 drops per minute