Question

medication is often delivered through an intravenous (iv) drip line that allows a prescribed amount of a drug to be administered at a fixed rate. each delivery system has a particular drop factor, which is the number of drops per milliliter of solution (gtt/ml). complete parts (a) through (c) below.

click the icon to view common metric prefixes.

a. a particular macrodrip system has a drop factor of 22 gtt/ml. how many drops are in a 0.5-l bag of normal saline?
there are 11000 drops in a 0.5-l bag of normal saline.
(simplify your answer. type an integer or a decimal.)

b. a particular microdrip system has a drop factor of 62 gtt/ml. how many drops are in a 1-l bag of d5w (dextrose) solution?
there are 62000 drops in a 1-l bag of dextrose solution.
(simplify your answer. type an integer or a decimal.)

c. suppose an entire 1-l bag of normal saline is administered in 3 hours through a system with a drop factor of 18 gtt/ml. how many drops were delivered?
\boxed{} drops were delivered.
(simplify your answer. type an integer or a decimal.)

Explanation:

Part (c)

Step1: Convert liters to milliliters

We know that \(1\space L = 1000\space mL\), so a \(1 - L\) bag is \(1000\space mL\) of solution.

Step2: Calculate the number of drops

The drop factor is \(18\space gtt/mL\), which means for each milliliter, there are 18 drops. To find the total number of drops in \(1000\space mL\), we multiply the volume in milliliters by the drop factor. So the number of drops \(= 1000\times18\)
\(= 18000\)

Answer:

18000