Chapter14: Formula Method
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You are hanging 500mg of antibiotics in 100ml to run over 1 hour. Your drip factors is 10 gtt/min—answer in nearest whole number.
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Introduction
Drugs are medications that are used to treat the signs and symptoms of diseases which should be taken under the supervision of the doctors in the required quantities. Overdosage or under dosage of a medication can cause side effects or will not treat the condition properly. The drugs can be taken either orally or through infusions.
Antibiotics are types of medications that are used to fight against bacterial infections either by destroying the bacteria or by decreasing the growth rate of the bacteria.
Note: The flow rate or the drip rate of the given infusion (gtts/min) is calculated as follows.
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