Chapter 22 b Mr. Flint's labwork is back and his potassium level is slightly decreased at 3.1 mEq/L. The physician changes the IV fluid to 1 L of D5 NS + 20 mEq kcl at a rate of 2.25 mEq/hr. You add the potassium to the D5 NS and calculate the new rate. Using the same drop factor of 20 gtt/ml, what is the rate in gtt/min?
Chapter 22 c Before you can administer the new IVF, you must place a label. You just finished adding 20 mEq of potassium chloride to 1,000 mL dextrose 5% in 0.9 % sodium chloride. What will your label look like?
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