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A patient weighs 200 lb. Available is 25,000 units of heparin in 1000 mL of D5W. The physician orders heparin sodium IV bolus of 80 units/kg and start the drip at 14 units/kg/hr.
 
  What is the correct IV rate in mL/hr? Round off to the closest whole number.
  A) 51
  B) 52
  C) 53
  D) 54

Question 2

The patient is on patient-controlled analgesia for pain medication. The physician wrote orders for the basal rate. What is the basal rate?
 
  A) Maximum of medication the patient can receive in an hour.
  B) The amount of medication infused continuously each hour.
  C) Amount of medication infused when the patient activates the button control.
  D) The interval during which the patient cannot initiate another dose after giving a self-dose.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B



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