What are intravenous drips?

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First "Intravenous" means to be passed into a vein. This is done with a hollow tube (cannula) inserted into the vein.
Secondly "drip" in this instance is the fluid going through the IV tubing as administered from a bag or bottle of fluid dripping its contents at a measured flow (drops per minute. Doctors' set this amount depending upon the medication and how much is needed. An example would be 60gtt (drops) per minute which equals 60 ml/hr.

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