Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 OK, 2.5/drops/min that's 150gtts/hr. the set is calibrated to deliver 15gtt/ml...so 150gtt/15gtt= 10ml/hr 875mg/250ml = 3.5mg/ml 3.5mg * 10ml = 35mg/hr Dora > hi, > do you know how to solve this? > > Tagamet IV has been ordered to run at 2.5 drops/min. It contains > 875mg of Tagamet in a total of 250ml. How many milligrams of Tagamet > will the patient receive per hour of the set is calibrated to deliver > 15 gtts/ml? > > > Also, are we supposed to know how many gtts are in a mg? > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Okay, you have 2.5 drops/min, 15 gtts/ml, and 875mg/250ml. You want mg/hr Breaking it down: 875mg/250ml = 3.5 mg/ml 3.5mg/ml * 1ml/15gtts = 3.5mg/15gtts 2.5gtts/1min * 3.5mg/15gtts = 8.75mg/1min 8.75 mg/1min * 60 min/1 hr = 525mg/hr Della Cat Haven, Inc A No-Kill Cat Rescue (501c3) Houston, Tx www.cat-haven.org another problem.. Hi, Do you know how to solve this? Tagamet IV has been ordered to run at 2.5 drops/min. It contains 875mg of Tagamet in a total of 250ml. How many milligrams of Tagamet will the patient receive per hour of the set is calibrated to deliver 15 gtts/ml? Also, are we supposed to know how many gtts are in a mg? thanks! sommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 Okay, I missed a division: Fixed breakdown: 875mg/250ml = 3.5 mg/ml 3.5mg/ml * 1ml/15gtts = 3.5mg/15gtts 2.5gtts/1min * 3.5mg/15gtts = 8.75mg/15 min 8.75 mg/15 min * 60 min/1 hr = 35mg/hr Della Cat Haven, Inc A No-Kill Cat Rescue (501c3) Houston, Tx www.cat-haven.org another problem.. Hi, Do you know how to solve this? Tagamet IV has been ordered to run at 2.5 drops/min. It contains 875mg of Tagamet in a total of 250ml. How many milligrams of Tagamet will the patient receive per hour of the set is calibrated to deliver 15 gtts/ml? Also, are we supposed to know how many gtts are in a mg? thanks! sommy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Thanks Dora! Okay let me add that math Tutorials ARE in my Tutorial Section and not hard to find!! So if any of you are having some problems iwth hospital math, pediatric math etc. give it a shot. Jeanetta Mastron CPhT BS Chem F/O > > hi, > > do you know how to solve this? > > > > Tagamet IV has been ordered to run at 2.5 drops/min. It contains > > 875mg of Tagamet in a total of 250ml. How many milligrams of > Tagamet > > will the patient receive per hour of the set is calibrated to > deliver > > 15 gtts/ml? > > > > > > Also, are we supposed to know how many gtts are in a mg? > > > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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