In: Nursing
order: heparin infusion at 20 units/kg/h. on hand: 25000 units heparin/500 ml D5w. patient weighs 225 lb. the hourly dose is ____units/hr.
Answer - On hand available Heparin = 25000 unit
D5W = 500 ml
Amount of medication per ml = 25000 / 500
= 50 unit per ml
Heparin infusion rate = 20 unit per kg per hour
Weight = 225 lb
Weight in kg = 102.27 kg
= 20 unit × 102.27
= 2045. 4 unit per hour
So order Heparin infusion = 2045.4 unit
Hourly dose = 2045. 4 / 50
= 40.90 ml per hour
So dose ml per hour = 40.90 ml /hour
Dose unit per hour = 2045. 4 unit per hour