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The provider ordered a heparin bolus of 5,000 units iv followed by a heparin drip at 1,000 units per hour. the standard mixture of heparin is 25,000 units/500 ml of d5w. at what rate in milliliters per hour should the pump be set?

15ml
20ml
25ml
20ml

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Answer:20

Step-by-step explanation:

1000 divided 25000 then multmultiply by 500

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The answer is 1000 units/hour= 20ml/hour
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