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U S D Media Comment Share Tips Problem 5 250L NDC 600 760- in 045 1100 P / L) Sodium Chloride injection • RX ORDER: Heparin IV Drip Bolus 60 units/kg followed by 12 units/kg/hour continuous infusion HEPARIN SODIUM • Patient weight: 132 lbs 25,000 USP Units per 250 ml 1. What would be the dose (in units) for this patient for the bolus? 2. You have a premixed heparin IV bag with 25,000 units in 250 mLs. How many hours would this bag last your patient? (Just use the continuous infusion directions to answer this. Round answer to 1 decimal point.) LCHONTANA DOMIRESTONE CHE A T DISCOUN ADINES SHOULD NOT BE TO THIS SON NEDEGONTANER DISCO POTION FOR 2 HERE NO Hora

Answer 1

5. Ordered dose of heparin is 60units /kg followed by 12units /kg /hour by continous infusion

Weight of the patient - 132lbs = 132×0.45 = 59.4 kg

Available bag of heparin is 100units of heparin in 1ml

For the patient we need to take :

Ordered dose of heparin = 60× 59.4 + 12× 59.4 = 4276.8 units has to be taken out of the available heparin bag .

Using unitary method :-

100 units is available in 1ml

1unit will be available in 1/100ml

Then 4276.8 units will be available in 1/100× 4276.8 = 42.76~ 43ml has to be taken from the available bag of heparin .

#. The bag available is of 250ml

We need to have 43 ml each hour

So, this 250ml of heparin will last for 5.5 hours