and administer 30 units/kg IV bolus. You will recheck the PTT in 6 hours. The patient is currently receiving a Heparin drip at 14 units/kg/hr from a bag that reads 20,000 units/200 mL. The patient weighs 63 kg. How many

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  1. Your patient’s recent PTT is 40. According to protocol, you need to decrease the Heparin drip by 2 units/kg/hr and administer 30 units/kg IV bolus. You will recheck the PTT in 6 hours. The patient is currently receiving a Heparin drip at 14 units/kg/hr from a bag that reads 20,000 units/200 mL. The patient weighs 63 kg. How many units will the patient receive as a bolus, and what will you change the flow rate to (mL/hr)? 

 

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