Recalculate the IV Flow Rate and Determine the Percentage of Change.Assume

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Recalculate the IV flow rate and determine the percentage of change.Assume that hospital policy permits recalculation of rates when rates are off schedule and patients are stable.
500 mL of D5 0.45% NS were to infuse in 5 hours at 33 macrogtt/min.The drop factor is 20 gtt/mL.After 2 hours,you notice 250 mL remaining.
The recalculated rate is _______ gtt/min which represents a ________ % of change.

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