Heparin injection is an anticoagulant. It is used to reduce the clotting capacity of the blood and assist stop damaging clots from forming in blood vessels. This medication is once in a while called a blood thinner, even though it does not actually thin the blood.
Heparin Infusion Rate: 25,000 devices = 1500 units/hour. 500ml. X (ml/hour) 25,000 units (X ml/hr) = 750,000. X ml/hr = 750,000. 25,000. X = 30 ml/hour
Drip Rates — is when the infusion extent is calculated into drops. The components for the Drip Rate: Drip Rate = Volume (mL) Time (h) . A patient is ordered to receive 1 0 mL of intravenous fluids to run over 8 hours.
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