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One Quick Question: How Do You Calculate IV Drip Rates? – Video
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- Providers don’t need to be excellent at math to calculate drip rates, they just need to understand the formulas.
- The provider must quickly and accurately calculate drip rates without a pump.
- The formula for a drip rate is: (Total # of mLs X tubing drip factor) / Total # of minutes = Drops per minute.
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