{
  "schema": "upg.factor.v1",
  "id": "ptce/calc/iv-flow-rate",
  "exam": [
    "PTCE"
  ],
  "confidence": 0.92,
  "updated_at": "2026-09-07",
  "token_cost_hint": 220,
  "integrity": "practice_only",
  "domain": "Order Entry & Processing",
  "title": "IV flow rate (mL/hr and gtt/min)",
  "claim": "IV pump rate in mL/hr is volume (mL) \u00f7 time (hr). Drop rate in gtt/min is (volume mL \u00d7 drop factor gtt/mL) \u00f7 time (min). Always match the set\u2019s drop factor and the ordered volume/time.",
  "plain": "mL/hr = mL \u00f7 hours. gtt/min = (mL \u00d7 drop factor) \u00f7 minutes. Wrong drop factor = wrong rate.",
  "citations": [
    {
      "authority": "PTCB PTCE Content Outline (2026) \u2014 Order Entry & Processing",
      "url": "https://ptcb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PTCE-Content-Outline.pdf",
      "pin": "Order Entry & Processing \u2014 IV flow rates",
      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-07",
      "quote": "[Domain pin \u2014 verify exact wording in the current PTCB PTCE Content Outline PDF before paste.] Order Entry & Processing \u2014 IV flow rates"
    }
  ],
  "html": "/factors/ptce/calc/iv-flow-rate",
  "json": "/factors/ptce/calc/iv-flow-rate.json"
}