You receive an order to give 4 liters of normal saline over eight hours using a 10 gtts/mL drip set. Calculate the drip rate per minute with this setup

A) 38 gtts/min
B) 83 gtts/min
C) 166 gtts/min
D) 41 gtts/min


Answer: B

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