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1) Units/kg/hr
2) Mg/hr
3) Mg/min
4) Mcg/kg/hr - answer What are the common dosages for continuous IV
infusions?
1) Inserting peripheral IV catheters
2) Starting continuous IV infusion
3) Administering IV medications
4) Monitoring IV sites - answer What responsibilities are there with central
venous access devices and peripheral IV lines?
1) Fluid and electrolyte replacement
2) Medications - answer What are large-volume infusions on a continuous
bases usually administered for?
A one time prescription - answer What is a large-volume IV bolus usually
administered for?
50-250 mL in solution given over a fraction of an hour - answer What is the
usual medication mix for intermittent IV infusions?
IV bolus - answer What kind of IV medication only last 1-2 minutes in
emergent situations?
1) Large-volume continuous IV infusions
, 2) Large-volume IV bolus
3) Intermittent IV infusions - answer What kind of infusions will require a
flow rate calculation?
1) Wheezing
2) Dyspnea
3) Other indications of fluid overload - answer What should you monitor
your patient for when giving a large-volume IV bolus that is administered
rapidly over a short period of time for dehydration, shock, hemorrhage,
burns or trauma?
1) Subcutaneous
2) IV injection - answer In which forms is heparin only available?
1) Following an acute MI to prevent formation of blood clots
2) Prevent clot formation in those with venous thrombosis as well as
preventing further development of already formed clot - answer What is
heparin used for?
It's an electrolyte that:
1) Helps regulate skeletal muscle contractility
2) Blood coagulation - answer What is magnesium sulfate and what does it
do?
1) Initial IV bolus- units/kg
2) Continuous IV infusion using an electronic infusion pump- units/kg/hr -
answer How should heparin be administered to patients with the
aforementioned conditions (venous thrombosis and MI)?
1) IV bolus in units/kg
2) Continuous IV infusion in units/kg/hr - answer What are the two
different ways in which IV heparin can be administered?
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