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A patient is to receive 1500 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride intravenously at a rate of 125 mL/hr.The nurse is using microdrip gravity drip tubing.What is the minute flow rate (drops per minute) ?


Definitions:

Right Ventricle

One of the four chambers of the heart, responsible for pumping deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery.

Dicrotic Notch

A slight dip observed on the descending limb of the arterial pulse waveform, representing a brief increase in aortic pressure following closure of the aortic valve.

Semilunar Valves

Heart valves located between the ventricles and the major arteries, preventing backflow of blood into the heart chambers.

Intraventricular Pressure

The pressure within the ventricles of the heart, which varies during different stages of the cardiac cycle.

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