A physician ordered 1 L of D-10-1/2 NS to infuse over 10 hours. How many grams of Dextrose would the patient receive per hour?

I answer like this
D10 = 10g/100 ml
1 L= 1000 mL
10 g/100 mL= x/ 1000 mL
100x= 1000x10
x= 10,000/100
x= 100 g over 10 hours

100g/10 hr = x/1 hr
10x= 100
x=100/10
x= 10 g per hr
please let me know if I did right.

I sure hope that doctor is more familiar with the metric system than the question shows

A litre (L) is a measure of volume
A gram is a measure of mass
I sure hope they meant a ml instead of gram

so we infuse 1000 ml in 10 hours
---> 100 ml per hour

or, if you really do want grams, figure how many grams of dextrose are in 100ml of the solution

Your calculations are correct. The patient would receive 10 grams of Dextrose per hour. Well done!

Your calculations are correct. Here's the breakdown:

Given:
- D10 contains 10g of Dextrose in 100 mL
- The physician ordered 1 L of D-10-1/2 NS to infuse over 10 hours

To find the amount of Dextrose the patient would receive per hour, we can use the following proportion:

10 g/100 mL = x g/1000 mL

By cross-multiplying the equation, we get:
100x = 1000 x 10
100x = 10,000
x = 10,000 / 100
x = 100 g over 10 hours

To calculate the amount per hour, we use the proportion again:

100 g / 10 hours = x g / 1 hour

Cross-multiplying, we have:
10x = 100
x = 100 / 10
x = 10 g per hour

Therefore, the patient would receive 10 grams of Dextrose per hour. Well done!