Ordered: Cipro 400 mg IV for a urinary tract infection. Infuse in 90 min.
Available: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) 400 mg in 40 mL of sterile 1% solution.
Directions: Further dilute in 200 mL of D5W.
a. How many drops per min will you set the IV device to infuse using a gravity tubing at 20 drops per mL?
b. How many mL per hr will you set the electronic infusion device?

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The Answer of Ordered: Cipro 400 mg IV for a urinary tract infection. Infuse in 90 min.
Available: Cipro (ciprofloxacin) 400 mg in 40 mL of sterile 1% solution.
Directions: Further dilute in 200 mL of D5W.
a. How many drops per min will you set the IV device to infuse using a gravity tubing at 20 drops per mL?
b. How many mL per hr will you set the electronic infusion device?

Ordered: Cipro 400 Mg IV for a Urinary Tract Infection