Heparin sodium, 1,000 units/hour IV, is ordered for a patient with a blood clot in the...

Heparin sodium, 1,000 units/hour IV, is ordered for a patient with a blood clot in the leg. It is supplied as 50,000 units in 500 mL of dextrose and water. How many milliliters per hour should be set on the controller

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Ordered Dosage = 1,000 units/hour

Supply rate = 50,000 units in 500 mL

To find = mL per hour dose to set for controller?

Calculations:

For dose to be set for controller, we use the cross multiplication method = Ordered dose X Supply rate

Dose to be set for controled = (1000 units / 1 hr) X (500mL / 50,000 units)

Dose to be set for controled = 10 mL/ hour

Therefore, the controller should be set at 10 milliliters per hour for the ordered dose of 1,000 units/hour IV from a stock of 50,000 units in 500 mL of dextrose and water

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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