Pharmacy Calculations for Technicians - IV Drip Rates

Pharmacy calculations involving IV drip rates.

[jamaicanmelaughalot]

I like how he walks in, says " greetings" and gets straight to the point

[BradWojcikPharmD]

Hi Stacey,
You can put them in any order you wish. Just make sure that the units cancel out correctly.
-Dr. Brad

[rattmangaming]

Lol "it's like a free puzzle" xD
Thank you for the review!

[staceylewis]

Is there a specific order that you do those in? For example on the second problem, You took the 3g/1gxH times the patient's weight (80kg) then did the 1000mL/5000mg. What I'm asking is can the 1000mL/5000mg go last, can you mixed the order up and still get the same answer?

[BradWojcikPharmD]

Hi Stacey,
You multiply anything above the line and divide by anything below the line.
-Dr. Brad

[staceylewis]

Also I had a question on the multiplying to get the final answer after you have crossed out like figures. Is it that if the number is on the top you multiple it and if the number is on the bottom you divide by it?

[landho]

Thank you next question
You receive the following order ad are directed to mix a 24 hour supply for the ccu. The doctor wants it mixed in 500 ml of dextrose. You have amiodarone 50mg/ml vials in stock.
Amiodarone Give 1mg/min for 6 hours then 0.5 mg/min for the remaining 18 hours (maximum 2.2g/day)

1.How many milliliters of amiodarone will you need to add to the bag?

[landho]

A patient is receiving 30 mEq of KCI in 1 L NS and a 15 drop set is used to deliver 23gtt/min. How many milliequivalents will the patient be receiving each hour? How would you solve this

[yeseniat]

please help! "KCL 10 mEq and K acetate 15 meq in D5W 1, 000 ml is ordered to be administered over 8 hours. what would be the rate in ml/min?"

[RomanceMelodyLover]

Rx Claforan 500mg/ml IV 50mg/kg/dose The patient weighs 22 lb. my question is  how many minutes will it take to administer the IV it the administration set is calibarted at 20gtt./ml and flow rate is set at 30 gtt./min? i need help:-(

[jeffreyjeanty]

Hey,

I came across this problem and was wondering if you can walk me through the problem here

An IV is set running by the nursing staff at 50 mL/hr. The 500 mL bag contains 90 mEq of potassium chloride. How many mEq of potassium chloride is the patient receiving each hour? 9 mEq

Thanks,

[BradWojcikPharmD]

Jeffrey- You need to know how many drops per mL to do the problem.