Your Patient Is Experiencing Right Lower Quadrant Pain Following a Syncopal

question 52

Multiple Choice

Your patient is experiencing right lower quadrant pain following a syncopal episode. She reports that her last menstrual period (LMP) was about six weeks ago. While she is awaiting an abdominal CT, the surgery resident asks that you initiate an IV of lactated Ringer's solution using a blood set (10 drops/mL) and infuse 1 liter over 1 hour. What drip rate (in drops/minute) will you use to attain this rate of administration?

• A) 17
• B) 600
• C) 67
• D) 167

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