Gage CB, Toney-Butler TJ. Dose Calculation. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. 2020.

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var calc_output = [];

var volume = parseFloat(vol);
var drop = parseFloat(drop);
var time = parseFloat(time);
var n = (vol*drop)/time;
var rate = n.toFixed(0);
    
calc_output.push({
    name: 'mini',
    value: rate,
    value_text: 'gtts/min',
    message: 'IV Drip Rate'
});
calc_output.push({
    name: '10290_IV Drip Rate_result',
    value: rate,
    value_text: 'gtts/min',
    message: 'IV Drip Rate'
});


IV Drip Rate Calculator

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Calculates IV infusion rate using drip counting when IV pumps are unavailable.

Graham Walker, MD, is an emergency physician practicing in San Francisco, California. Dr. Walker attended medical school at the Stanford University School of Medicine and then trained in emergency medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City, where he was Chief Resident. He returned to the west coast as a Medical Simulation fellow and attending in Stanford’s emergency department. More relevant, of course, is that Dr. Walker is the creator and developer of MDCalc and remains active in content and calculator development, along with our many other endeavors as President of MD Aware, LLC (MDCalc’s parent company).

Graham Walker, MD

The IV Drip Rate Calculator calculates IV infusion rate using drip counting when IV pumps are unavailable. 

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