The order is for Gentamicin 50 mg IVPB. The IVPB label reads Gentamicin 50 mg in 100 milliliters physiologic saline. The drop factor is 20 gtt/ml. Infuse in thirty minutes. How many drops per minute should the IVPB infuse?

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The order is for Gentamicin 50 mg IVPB. The IVPB label reads Gentamicin 50 mg in 100
milliliters physiologic saline. The drop factor is 20 gtt/ml. Infuse in thirty minutes. How many
drops per minute should the IVPB infuse?

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