Mrs. Leo has an order for penicillin G 4,000,000 units in 100 mL of D5W. The physician notes that the penicillin should run for an hour at 10 gtts/mL. How many drops per minute will Mrs. Leo receive?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: 17 gtts/min
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