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Mrs. Baker is a 60 kg female that has been admitted to your unit with deep...

Mrs. Baker is a 60 kg female that has been admitted to your unit with deep vein thrombosis for initiation of a heparin drip. The physician has written the following order for you:

1000U Heparin bolus now, then start heparin drip at 20U/kg/per hour for a totoal drip dosing of 30,000U.

How many units/hour should Mrs. Baker be receiving?

How many hours should Mrs. Baker be on the heparin drip?

How many cc in TOTAL should Mrs. Carter receive Heparin comes in a concentration of 6000U/100cc

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