Question

To prevent deep vein thrombosis a provider prescribes heparin 3500 units SC Q 12 hours for a client who had surgery yesterday. The vial of heparin is labeled 5000 units per mL. How many mL will you administer? (Place your answer in decimal not fraction and place only the numerical value in the space provided.)

Answer 1

To administer the prescribed 3500 units of heparin from a solution that contains 5000 units per mL, you will need to give 0.7 mL of the solution.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how many milliliters (mL) of heparin to administer, we need to use the information provided about the concentration of the heparin solution. The vial is labeled as containing 5000 units per mL. The provider has prescribed 3500 units. To find out how many mL of the solution is needed for a single dose of 3500 units, we can set up the following proportion:

(Units prescribed) / (mL) = (Units in vial) / (1 mL)

So we will have:

3500 units / X mL = 5000 units / 1 mL

To solve for X mL, we cross-multiply and divide:

3500 units * 1 mL = 5000 units * X mL

X = (3500 units * 1 mL) / 5000 units

X = 0.7 mL

Therefore, you will administer 0.7 mL of the heparin solution.