3,500 units of Heparin is to be administer subcutaneously to the patient every 12 hours. Heparin...

3,500 units of Heparin is to be administer subcutaneously to the patient every 12 hours. Heparin is supplied as 5,000 unit/ ml. How many mL will be required to give a single dose?

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According to the question, single dose contains 3500 units of Heparin.

Also, 5000 units are present in 1 mL.

Therefore, 1 unit is present in 1 ÷ 5000 mL.

And, 3500 units are present in (1 ÷ 5000) × 3500 mL

= 0.7 mL

Hence, 0.7 mL of Heparin is required to give single dose.

queen_honey_blossom answered 2 years ago

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