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You are infusing a Heparin drip at 900 units per hour. The stockIV is Heparin...

You are infusing a Heparin drip at 900 units per hour. The stock IV is Heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL.

What is the flow rate in mL/hr?

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Infusing heparin= 900 units/hr

stock IV heparin is 25,000 units in 500ml

= 25000/500= 50 units/ml

1 unit = 1/50 ml

900 units= 900/50 ml= 18 ml

hence flow rate will be = 18 ml/hr

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