You are visiting A nurse in a foreign country the doctor orders heparin 50 Units kilograms dose subcutaneously daily (50 units/kg*dose*day)) The patient weighs 100 pounds heparin is supplied in a vial that reads 5000 units per milliliter how many milliliters will you administer in three days

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You are visiting A nurse in a foreign country the doctor orders heparin 50 Units kilograms dose subcutaneously daily (50 units/kg*dose*day)) The patient weighs 100 pounds heparin is supplied in a vial that reads 5000 units per milliliter how many milliliters will you administer in three days

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