Calculate the milliliters per hour of heparin required for the continuous infusion. Order: Begin a heparin drip per the facility's protocol. The patient's weight is 66 kg
Heparin Protocol Bolus: Heparin 80 units/kg Infusion: Heparin 18 units/kg/h using a concentration of heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL of NS (100 units/mL)
12 mL/h or 11.9 mL/h
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