Question

patients iv pump is running at 1 ml/h. the medication concentration is 25,000 units in 500 ml of d5w. how many units per hour is the patient receiving? round your answer to the whole number. answer: check

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the concentration of the medication

The concentration of the medication is \(25000\) units in \(500\) ml. So the concentration \(C=\frac{25000}{500}\) units/ml.

$$C = 50$$

units/ml.

Step2: Calculate the units per hour

The IV pump is running at \(1\) ml/h. Using the formula \(Units\ per\ hour=Concentration\times Flow\ rate\).

$$Units\ per\ hour = 50\times1$$

$$Units\ per\ hour=50$$

Answer:

\(50\)