The most common maintenance dose of intravenous insulin for a patient with hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome (HHS)would be
A) 0.1 U/kg/hr.
B) 1.0 U/kg/hr.
C) 2.0 U/kg/hr.
D) 5.0 U/kg/hr.

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Regular insulin infusing at an initial rate calculated as 0.1 unit per kg hourly (7 units/hr for a person weighing 70 kg)should lower the plasma glucose by 50 to 70 mg/dL in the first hour of treatment.If the measured glucose does not decrease by this amount, the insulin infusion rate may be doubled until the blood glucose is declining at a rate of 50 to 70 mg/dL per hour.

The Most Common Maintenance Dose of Intravenous Insulin for a Patient