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10 years ago
Okay so to make sense, because I am totally confused, here are the directions:
Regular insulin bolus dose is 0.1 units/kg then start insulin drip at 0.05 units/kg/hr. Check blood glucose every 30 min.

The Patient weighs 158 pounds I converted it to kilograms and it is approximately 71 kg.

The instructor wants me to answer this- If the insulin vial reads: Insulin Regular 100 units/ml...how many ml of insulin will need to be given for the bolus dose?
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10 years ago
Each ml of insulin contains 100 units. So, each unit of the insulin solution is 0,01ml

Regular insulin bolus dose is 0.1 units/kg So, you need 71*0,1=7,1 units, which is 0,071ml for the bolus dose.

After that, it's the half the amount every hour.

Does that make sense?
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10 years ago
HI

I'm going to mark this solved since the OP is being responsive.
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