Directions: Calculate the Following Hourly Dosage of Heparin (Units/hr)

question 19

Short Answer

Directions: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin (units/hr).
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Order: 50,000 units of heparin in 1 L D5 0.9% NS to infuse at 40 mL/hr
units/hr = _____

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Definitions:

Pacemaker

An artificial device implanted in the body which uses electrical impulses to regulate the heart's rhythm or reproduce that rhythm.

Atrioventricular Node

A part of the heart's electrical system which regulates the timing of the heartbeats by delaying the transmission of electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles.

Sinoatrial Node

A small group of cardiac cells located in the right atrium of the heart that regulates the heart's rhythmic rate by acting as a natural pacemaker.

Purkinje Fibers

Specialized cardiac muscle fibers that conduct electrical impulses involved in regulating the heart's rhythm.