Your patient is receiving a heparin drip of 25000 units in 250 ml D5W. He is to receive 1000 units/hour. At what rate will you infuse this medication?

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Chapter23: Pediatric Intravenous Medications
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Your patient is receiving a heparin drip of 25000 units in 250 ml D5W. He is to receive 1000 units/hour. At what rate will you infuse this medication? A patient is to receive 1000 ml of IV fluids in 6 hours. The infusion pump should be set to deliver. Valium 7.5 mg is ordered for an adult patient. The drug must be administered slowly (no faster than 5mg per minute). What is the minimum amount of time over which the drug should be administered? You need to administer 500 ml of saline over 8 hours. What rate will you set the infusion pump in ml/hr?
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