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Directions: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin (units/hr).

Directions: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin (units/hr).


 A client weighs 70 kg. Heparin infusion: Heparin 25,000 units in 1,000 mL 0.9 % sodium chloride. Order: Bolus with heparin sodium at 90 units/kg, then initiate the maintenance drip rate at 20 units/kg/hr.


 Determine the maintenance drip rate in mL/hr at which to set the infusion device: mL/hour

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weight; 70kg

Heparin: 25000unit: 1000ml

25units:1ml

Bolus:

90unit/kg

90×70

6300unit

1ml:5units

252ml;6300units

Answer:

Give Bolus dose 250ml.

Maintanence dose:

20units/kg

20×70

1400units

1ml:25units

1400units:56ml

Answer: 56ml/ hour as maintenance dose.

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