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Flow Rate <strong>Calculations</strong>A patient receives 1 L <strong>of</strong> IV solution over a 3 hour period.Calculate the flow rate in ml/hr.Note: the volume given is in liters, but the answer asks <strong>for</strong>milliliters. If the conversion wasn’t so obvious, we would firstneed to do a conversion <strong>of</strong> L ml.volume ÷time = flow rate1000 ml ÷ 3 hours = 333 ml/hr

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