Deck 6: Anticoagulants

Question 1

Answer the question and fill in the correct amount of heparin on the syringe.
-Ordered: 12,000 units of heparin subcutaneous every 6 hr.Available: Heparin 20,000 units per mL vial. How many mL will you give?

Answer 1

0.6 mL

Question 2

Answer the question and fill in the correct amount of heparin on the syringe.
-Ordered: 6000 units of heparin subcutaneous every 4 hr.Available: Heparin sodium 5000 and 10,000 units per mL.
a. Which vial should you choose?
b. How much heparin should you give?

Answer 2

a. Use the 10,000 unit vial. If you use the 5000 unit vial, the dose would be more than the allowed 1 mL.
b. 0.6 mL

Question 3

Answer the question and fill in the correct amount of heparin on the syringe.
-Ordered: 15,000 units of heparin subcutaneous every 6 hr.Available: Heparin sodium 20,000 units per mL. How many mL will you give?

Answer 3

0.75 mL

Question 4

Calculate the hr needed to infuse the IV.
-Ordered: 5000 units per hr.Available: 500 mL D₅W with 25,000 units heparin.

Question 5

Calculate the hr needed to infuse the IV.
-Ordered: 4000 units per hr.Available: 250 mL D₅W with 25,000 units heparin.

Question 6

Calculate the hr needed to infuse the IV.
-Ordered: 2500 units of heparin per hr.Available: 500 mL D₅W with 20,000 units of heparin.