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A patient with anemia has Epogen 5000 units subcutaneous every Monday. The medication is supplied in 10,000 units per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Round your answer to the nearest whole number. A patient with an allergy to heparin has an order for Refludan 0.1 mg/kg/h. The pharmacy dilutes 100 mg of Refludan in 250 mL of D5W.
 
  For a patient weighing 70 kg, how many milliliters per hour should the Refludan drip be infused? ___________ Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

0.5 mL

Answer to Question 2

18 mL/h




c0205847

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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