The physician has ordered a heparin infusion at 15 units/kg/h. The patient weighs 74 kg.

The physician has ordered a heparin infusion at 15 units/kg/h. The patient weighs 74 kg. The IV bag is labeled Heparin 25,000 units/500 mL of NS. Calculate the flow rate in mL/h.

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patient weight is 74 kg so the heparin needed for 1 hr is 74 multipy by 15 =1110 units

The formula is flow rate= total volume in ml/time in min multiplied by drop factor

So the answer is 22ml/hr

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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