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Essential Math and Calculations for Pharmacy Technicians

Indra K. Reddy, Mansoor A. Khan

Chapter 15

Working with Insulin and Heparin Products - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin
15,000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%)$
$1000 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 2000 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 10 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 2

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin 5,000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%) \quad 100 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 1000 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 15 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 3

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin 10,000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%) \quad 200 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 200 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 100 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 4

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin 7,000 units

Sodium Chloride Injection
$$
700 \mathrm{~mL}
$$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 1000 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 10 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 5

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin & 50,000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%)$ & $1000 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 2000 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 10 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 6

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Heparin & 4000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%)$ & $500 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 100 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 20 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 7

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin 8000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection ( $0.45 \%$ ) $100 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 4,000 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 50 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 8

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin 6000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%) \quad 500 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 1000 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 40 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 9

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%)$
9000 units
$1000 \mathrm{~mL}$

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Problem 10

A patient is to receive an IV drip of the following:
Sodium Heparin
80,000 units
Sodium Chloride Injection $(0.45 \%) \quad 1000 \mathrm{~mL}$
a. How many milliliters per hour must be administered to achieve a rate of 1000 units of sodium heparin per hour?
b. If the IV set delivers 50 drops $/ \mathrm{mL}$, how many drops per minute should be administered?

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Problem 11

A heparin dose of 250 units/ $\mathrm{kg}$ of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 5000 heparin units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $120-\mathrm{lb}$ patient?

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Problem 12

A heparin dose of 120 units/lb of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 4000 heparin units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $250-\mathrm{lb}$ patient?

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Problem 13

A patient receives $50 \mathrm{~mL}$ every hr. If 10 units are in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in $24 \mathrm{hr}$ ?

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Problem 14

A heparin dose of 150 units/ $\mathrm{kg}$ of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 6000 heparin units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $100-1 \mathrm{~b}$ patient?

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Problem 15

A heparin dose of 100 units $/ \mathrm{kg}$ of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 5000 heparin units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $200-1 \mathrm{~b}$ patient?

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Problem 16

A heparin dose of 200 units/lb of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 3000 heparin units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $220-\mathrm{lb}$ patient?

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Problem 17

A heparin dose of 160 units/ $\mathrm{kg}$ of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 1000 heparin units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $60-\mathrm{kg}$ patient?

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Problem 18

A heparin dose of 150 units/lb of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 5000 heparin units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $50-\mathrm{kg}$ patient?

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Problem 19

A heparin dose of $50 \mathrm{~mL} / \mathrm{kg}$ of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many units of an injection containing 500 heparin units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a 220 -lb patient?

Susan Hallstrom
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Problem 20

A heparin dose of 100 units/lb of body weight has been recommended for a patient undergoing surgery. How many $\mathrm{mL}$ of an injection containing 2000 heparin units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ should be administered to a $70-\mathrm{kg}$ patient?

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Problem 21

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 60 to 80 units/ $\mathrm{kg}$ of body weight every $4 \mathrm{hrs}$. For a $57-\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing $5000 \mathrm{units} / \mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

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Problem 22

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 70 to 90 units $/ \mathrm{kg}$ of body weight every $4 \mathrm{hrs}$. For a $50-\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing 5000 units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

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Problem 23

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 65 to 85 units/kg of body weight every $4 \mathrm{hrs}$. For a $58-\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing 5000 units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

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Problem 24

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 70 to 90 units/kg of body weight every 4 hrs. For a $60-\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing 8000 units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

Susan Hallstrom
Susan Hallstrom
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Problem 25

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 65 to 80 units/kg of body weight every 4 hrs. For a $70-\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing 5000 units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

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Problem 26

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 70 to 85 units/kg of body weight every $6 \mathrm{hrs}$. For a $68-\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing $1000 \mathrm{units} / \mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

Susan Hallstrom
Susan Hallstrom
Numerade Educator
03:04

Problem 27

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 70 to 80 units $/ \mathrm{kg}$ of body weight every 4 hrs. For a $100-\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing 2000 units/mL to be administered daily.

Susan Hallstrom
Susan Hallstrom
Numerade Educator
03:04

Problem 28

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 80 to 100 units $/ \mathrm{kg}$ of body weight every $4 \mathrm{hrs}$. For a 100 $\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing 1000 units/ $\mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

Susan Hallstrom
Susan Hallstrom
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03:04

Problem 29

For children, heparin sodium is administered by intermittent IV infusion in a range of 100 to 120 units $/ \mathrm{kg}$ of body weight every 4 hrs. For a $60-$ $\mathrm{lb}$ child, calculate the range, in $\mathrm{mL}$, of a heparin sodium injection containing $4000 \mathrm{units} / \mathrm{mL}$ to be administered daily.

Susan Hallstrom
Susan Hallstrom
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Problem 30

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $4 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 10,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $1000 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 31

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if an $8 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 8,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $1000 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 32

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $5 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 8,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $5000 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 33

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $2 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 20,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 34

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $20 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 60,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 35

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $3 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 200,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $1000 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 36

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $25 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 60,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 37

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $9 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 20,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $1000 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 38

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $10 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 30,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $250 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 39

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if an $8 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 25,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 40

Calculate the number of units per milliliter if a $6 \mathrm{~mL}$ vial of heparin containing 100,000 units $/ \mathrm{mL}$ is injected into $500 \mathrm{~mL}$ of normal saline solution.

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Problem 41

A patient receives $30 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every hour. If there are 40 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in $24 \mathrm{hrs}$ ?

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Problem 42

A patient receives $90 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 2 hours. If there are 80 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in 24 hrs?

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Problem 43

A patient receives $8 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 6 hours. If there are 10 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in $24 \mathrm{hrs}$ ?

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Problem 44

A patient receives $10 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 12 hours. If there are 100 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in $24 \mathrm{hrs}$ ?

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Problem 45

A patient receives $80 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 6 hours. If there are 900 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in $24 \mathrm{hrs}$ ?

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Problem 46

A patient receives $10 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 3 hours. If there are 90 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in $24 \mathrm{hrs}$ ?

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Problem 47

A patient receives $8 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 6 hours. If there are 200 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in 2 days?

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Problem 48

A patient receives $50 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every hour. If there are 100 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in 3 days?

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Problem 49

A patient receives $80 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 2 hours. If there are 800 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in 2 days?

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Problem 50

A patient receives $50 \mathrm{~mL}$ of heparin every 6 hours. If there are 25 units in each $\mathrm{mL}$, how many units does the patient receive in 2 days?

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