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arivle123

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The physician orders Levothroid 100 mcg oral daily for a patient with hypothyroidism. The medication is supplied as Levothroid 0.1 mg per tablet. How many tablets of Levothroid would the patient receive with each dose? _________
 
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Question 2

Calculate the milliliters per hour of heparin required for the continuous infusion. Order: Begin a heparin drip per the facility's protocol. The patient's weight is 84 kg.
 
  Heparin Protocol Bolus: Heparin 70 units/kg Infusion: Heparin 17 units/kg/h using a concentration of heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL of NS (100 units/mL)



lorealeza77

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Answer to Question 1

1 tablet

Answer to Question 2

14 mL/h or 14.3 mL/h



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