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Q: How do you calculate drops per minute?
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How many drops per minute in 50 ml and 10 drops per ml?

50*10 = 500 drops.


How many drops per minute for IV set 15drops per ml and order is 60ml per hr?

60ml x 15 drops/ml = 900 total drops 900 total drops divided by 60 minutes (1 hour) = 15 drops per minute


In an IV 100ml per hour is how many drops a minute?

For an IV rate of 100 ml per hour, you would set the IV pump to deliver 1.67 ml per minute (100 ml divided by 60 minutes). If you are using a standard IV administration set with a drip factor of 10 drops per ml, this would equal 16.7 drops per minute (1.67 ml multiplied by 10 drops). You would typically round this to the nearest whole number, so in this case, it would be 17 drops per minute.


How do you convert 42 drops of water per minute to per hour?

(42 drop/minute) x (60 minute/hour) = 2,520 drop/hour


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If a person gets 1400mL of intervenous fluids per day and the iv set delivers 15 drops per mL how many drops per min does he receive?

1400 mL x 15 drops per mL = 21000 total drops "per day" assumes 24 hours. 24 hours x 60 minutes per hour = 1440 minutes in one day 21000 total drops divided by 1440 minutes = 14.58 drops per minute (round up to 15 drops per minute)


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The flow rate to infuse 1000 ml of NS over 4 hours if the set delivers 10 gttsml?

If the set delivers 10 drops per ml, you want a total of 1000x10 drops of normal saline over 4 hours. This is 10000 drops and now divide that by 4 hours, but you will want the 4 hours as minutes. So 4 hours is 240 minutes. Then answer must be in the form drops per minute so divide 10000 drops by 240 minutes and the exact answer is 125/3 which is 41.67 drops per minute. We need can't measure part of a drop so round this off to 42 drops per minute. Now let's check the answer. 42 drops per minute x240 minutes=10000 drops which is 1000 ml. DONE


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What is the correct rate of flow in drops per minute with 50 ml in 30 minutes with tubing delivering 15 drops per ml?

25gtt/ml


How many drops per minute if the doctors order is infuse 20ml in 60 minutes?

The drop has been standardized in the metric system to equal exactly 0.05 milliliters. So 20 ml = 400 drops in 60 minutes = 62/3 drops per minute = 9 seconds between drops.


150 ml over 1 hour drip factor 10 drops per milliliter how many drops per minute?

(150 ml / 1 hour) x (10 drops / ml) x (1 hour / 60 minutes) = (150 x 10 / 60) (ml - drop - hour / hour - ml - minute) = (1,500 / 60) = 25 drops / minute