Use the following weight-based heparin protocol for the following problems.Separate answers with a comma followed by a space;place a space before the hundreds place in your answer,e.g. ,8 888.
-A patient weighs 158.4 lb and is on an IV infusion of heparin.The PTT is reported as 88.The IV pump is calibrated to deliver in tenths of an mL/h.
Based on the PTT result you will decrease the IV infusion rate by _______ units per hour.
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Q10: Order: Infuse heparin at 2 000 units/h
Q11: Order: 40 units/kg/h heparin IV.The patient weighs
Q12: If a U for units was misread
Q13: Order: Infuse heparin at 800 units/h IV
Q14: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin
Q16: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin
Q17: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin
Q18: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin
Q19: A patient weighs 70 kg.Heparin infusion: Heparin
Q20: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin
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