A severely burned patient requires 4,500 mL of isotonic crystalloid solution over 8 hours, so medical control orders you to begin the infusion in the field. If your administration set allows 10 gtts/mL, at how many gtts/min will you set the IV flow rate in order to deliver the ordered amount of fluid?
A. 76
B. 94
C. 84
D. 88
Ans: B. 94
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