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- Your patient's recent PTT is 42. According to protocol, you need to decrease the Heparin drip by 3 units/kg/hr and administer 15 units/kg IV bolus. You will recheck the PTT in 6 hours. The patient is currently receiving a Heparin drip at 12 units/kg/hr from a bag that reads 25,000 units/250 mL. The patient weighs 120 lbs. How many units will the patient receive as a bolus, and what will you change the flow rate to (mL/hr)?

- Your patient's recent PTT is 42. According to protocol, you need to decrease the Heparin drip by 3 units/kg/hr and administer 15 units/kg IV bolus. You will recheck the PTT in 6 hours. The patient is currently receiving a Heparin drip at 12 units/kg/hr from a bag that reads 25,000 units/250 mL. The patient weighs 120 lbs. How many units will the patient receive as a bolus, and what will you change the flow rate to (mL/hr)?

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50. Your patient's recent PTT is 42. According to protocol, you need to decrease the Heparin drip by 3 units/kg/hr and administer 15 units/kg IV bolus. You will recheck the PTT in 6 hours. The patient is currently receiving a Heparin drip at 12 units/kg/hr from a bag that reads 25,000 units/250 mL. The patient weighs 120 lbs. How many units will the patient receive as a bolus, and what will you change the flow rate to (mL/hr)? al 7 stv F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 % &
Transcribed Image Text:50. Your patient's recent PTT is 42. According to protocol, you need to decrease the Heparin drip by 3 units/kg/hr and administer 15 units/kg IV bolus. You will recheck the PTT in 6 hours. The patient is currently receiving a Heparin drip at 12 units/kg/hr from a bag that reads 25,000 units/250 mL. The patient weighs 120 lbs. How many units will the patient receive as a bolus, and what will you change the flow rate to (mL/hr)? al 7 stv F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 % &
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