Your patient is a 7.8 kg dog and is on 40 mL/hr of fluids wi…

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Yоur pаtient is а 7.8 kg dоg аnd is оn 40 mL/hr of fluids with 800 mL left.  You need to infuse her fluid bag with a drug that comes in 15 mg/mL, and the CRI rate will be at 55 mg/kg/24 hr. What is her hourly CRI rate? [cri] What volume of the drug will be added to the fluid bag? [v]   Oh no! The power went out!  You have to calculate her drip rates.  Using a 20 gtt/mL set, calculate: 1.) drop minute rate [min] 2.) drop second rate [sec]