Reference no: EM133562700

Case Study: A provider writes the following IV fluid replacement order for a 16 year old patient with an NG tube to suction.

• 1 liter NS with 20 mEq KCL every 10 hours
• Measure and replace NG tube drainage mL for mL every 4 hours with IV fluids, Lactated Ringers solution (LR)
• Maximum IV rate is 140 mL/hour

The nurse notes the NG tube drainage for the next 4 hour time period is 140 mL.

Question 1. At what rate should the IV replacement fluids (LR) be started in mL/hour? Enter the number only.

Question 2. How long (in hours) will the IV replacement fluid infusion run? Enter the number rounded to nearest tenths place (for partial hours)