A patient is to receive 10,000 units of heparin subcutaneously at 8:00 am and 8:00 pm for 5 days. Heparin sodium for injection is available in a Tubex Cartridge-needle unit in 15,000 units per mL. The nurse would give ___ mL q12h for a daily dosage of _______ units/24h.
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Given that the patient should receive 10,000 units of heparin subcutaneously at 8:00 am and 8:00 pm, the total dose in one day would be 10,000 units x 2 = 20,000 units. Show more…
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