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

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Essay

Directions: Calculate the following hourly dosage of heparin (units/hr).
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A client weighs 165 lb. Order: Administer a bolus of heparin sodium IV. The hospital protocol is 80 units/kg. How many units will you administer? _____

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Definitions:

Apical Meristem

An area of dividing tissue, located at the tip of a shoot or root, that gives rise to primary tissues; apical meristems cause an increase in the length of the plant body. Compare with lateral meristems.

Lateral Meristem

A type of meristem or plant tissue that allows for growth in thickness or girth in a maturing plant.

Vascular Cambium

A lateral meristem that produces secondary xylem (wood) and secondary phloem (inner bark). Compare with cork cambium.

Epidermal Outgrowths

Structures like hair, feathers, or scales that develop from the epidermis, the outer layer of skin, in various organisms.