Directions: Answer the question and fill in the correct amount of heparin on the syringe.

-Ordered: Heparin 1500 units per hour
Available: 500 mL in D₅W with 25,000 units of heparin

Question

Directions: Answer the question and fill in the correct amount of heparin on the syringe. -Ordered: Heparin 1500 units per hour Available: 500 mL in D₅W with 25,000 units of heparin

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer is 6 hours and 36 minutes
Know Want to know
1500 units : 1 hr :: 25,000 units : x hr
15x = 1 x 250 = 250
x = 16.6 hr = (0.6 *60 = 36) = 6 hr 36 minutes to infuse
Proof: 1 *250 = 250
15* 16.6 = 249

Directions: Answer the Question and Fill in the Correct Amount