Order: D₅W 1000 mL IV at 50 mL/h for 20 hours. The initial flow rate was correctly set at 50 mcgtt/min.After five hours,600 mL remain to be infused.The infusion is ahead of schedule.Compute the new flow rate in mcgtt/min so that the infusion will finish on time.If flow rates may not be adjusted by more than 25% of the original rate,to what rate would you reset the drip rate,or would you contact the prescriber instead?

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The original flow rate was 50 mcgtt/min. After 5 hours, 600 mL remain to be infused. The infusion is ahead of schedule. To compute the new flow rate, we need to calculate the remaining time for the infusion. The remaining time is 20 hours - 5 hours = 15 hours. The remaining volume is 600 mL. The new flow rate is 600 mL / 15 hours = 40 mL/h. 40 mL/h = 40 mcgtt/min.

Order: D5W 1000 ML IV at 50 ML/h for 20

Order: D₅W 1000 ML IV at 50 ML/h for 20