A 7-year-old child with pulmonary embolism.Child weighs 20 kg. Order: heparin 25 units/kg/hr using a premixed bag with a standard concentration of 200 units/mL. Run at 2.5 mL/hr with IV pump. Pediatric dosage range: 15 to 25 units/kg/hr. Drug available: heparin 50,000 units/250 mL.
a. Concentration per hour?
b. Concentration of solution?
c. Infusion rate?
d. Drug order?

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The Answer is a. 20 kg x 25 units/kg/hr = 500 units/hr
b. 50,000 units : 250 mL = x units : 1 mL
250x = 50,000
x = 200 units/hr and

a. 20 kg x 25 units/kg/hr = 500 units/hr b. 50,000 units : 250 mL = x units : 1 mL 250x = 50,000 x = 200 units/hr and c. d. Premixed bag of heparin 50,000 units/250 mL.

c.

d. Premixed bag of heparin 50,000 units/250 mL.

A 7-Year-Old Child with Pulmonary Embolism