Your patient is to receive cimetidine IV, 300 mg, diluted in 20 mL of 0.9% normal saline solution. This is to be administered over 30 minutes. The delivery system is 15 gtt/mL. The IV controlling machine should be set for how many mL/hour?
1. 300
2. 400
3. 500
4. 600
4
Set the machine for 600 mL/hour. To give 300 mL in 30 minutes requires that the machine be set for 600 mL/hour.
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