Question 705018

SCQEASY

A patient requires administration of 500 ml of an intravenous fluid in 1 hour. What is the approximate drip rate (number of drops per minute) at which the fluid should be administered, if the volume of a drop is 0.05 ml?

(A)

76

(B)

152

(C)

167

(D)

332

Detailed Solution

Number of drops =500 ml0.05 ml/drop=10000= \frac{500 \text{ ml}}{0.05 \text{ ml/drop}} = 10000 drops. Drip rate per minute =10000 drops60 minutes≈166.67= \frac{10000 \text{ drops}}{60 \text{ minutes}} \approx 166.67, which is approximately 167.

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