Christina RafanoCreator of NursingSOS

Micro Drip vs Macro Drip Tubing (Know This!!)

22 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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Macrodrip tubing has a variable drip factor of 10, 15, or 20 drops per milliliter, which tests will tell you. Microdrip always delivers 60 drops per milliliter, a number you need to memorize because exams won't state it.

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When a question asks you about macrodrip tubing, the drip factor will be given to you on the test. So it could be a drop factor of 10, 15, or 20 drops per milliliter. But if they're talking about microdrip tubing, that is always 60 drops per milliliter. And sometimes they won't even tell you that on the test, okay? It's just 60. You have to know that that's 60 drops per milliliter, but macro drip tubing could be 10, 15, or 20 drops per milliliter.

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