fawatty asked: The standard mixture of Heparin is 25,000 units per 500D5W. How many ml/hr should the pump be set to administer the Heparin drip?
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April 30th, 2009, at 4:15 AM.
If you have 25000 units in 500 mL, then just take 500 mL and divide it by 25 to figure out how much you need for 1000 units.
(a) 500 / 25 = 20 mL
So run it at 20 mL/hr.
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#1. April 29th, 2009, at 7:46 PM.
That sounds about right.