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The patient is to receive heparin 700 units/hr via pump. The IV solution available has 20,000 units in 1000 mL NS. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Order: Amikin (amikacin sulfate) 350 mg IVPB in 100 mL DW stat., infuse in 1h. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.
 
  1. 600 gtt/minute
  2. 17 gtt/minute
  3. 21 gtt/minute
  4. 6 gtt/minute


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CAPTAINAMERICA

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

35 mL/hr

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
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