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karen

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A physician may use an adjusted dose of heparin rather than a fixed dose of heparin because the adjusted dose offers:
 
  1. more precise control.
  2. less medication needed.
  3. less adjustment needed.
  4. more dosing time.

Question 2

Express  as a decimal fraction.
 
  1. 0.02
  2. 2.50
  3. 0.25
  4. 0.40



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Answer to Question 1

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Using adjusted-dose heparin rather than fixed-dose heparin may result in fewer thromboembolic events, because anticoagulation is more precisely controlled.

Answer to Question 2

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A decimal fraction has a denominator of 10 or a multiple of 10. Instead of a denominator, a de-cimal point is added to the numerator:  = 25/100 = 0.25



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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