Math Puzzle: The problem given below is actually an exercise in mathematics. So all my friends (medical and non-medical) may try to solve the problem. A patient weighing 165 lb is to receive IV medication at a rate of 8 mcg/kg/min. If the solution contains the medication in a concentration of 500 mg/250 ml, how many drops per minute will you maintain using...
A) 60 gtt/ml micro drip iv set? B) 20 gtt/ml macro drip iv set? Hints: 1 kg = 2.2 lb; 1 mg = 1000 mcg; gtt or gt (from Latin noun gutta) means drops.
