The physician orders the patient to be started on Heparin in…

The physician orders the patient to be started on Heparin infusion for DVT using the Heparin Protocol below. The patient is 5’10 tall and weighs 176 lbs.    Weight Based Heparin Protocol: Give the patient a bolus of heparin 80 units/kg (Use Stock: Heparin sodium 10,000 Units/mL for IV use). Start Heparin infusion to run at 18 units/kg/hr (Use standard concentration: 25,000 units heparin in 250 mL D5W). Check aPTT in 6 hours after infusion started. Adjust heparin therapy based on the table below. Heparin Protocol aPTT results Bolus or Hold Change Infusion Rate Order aPTT lab again PTT < 35 Bolus 80 units/kg Increase by 4 units/kg/hr  6 hours after bolus PTT 36-45 Bolus 40 units/kg Increase by 3 units/kg/hr  6 hours after bolus PTT 46-56 None Increase by 2 units/kg/hr 6 hours after an increase PTT 57-75 None No change In the morning and daily PTT 76-90 None Decrease by 2 units/kg/hr  6 hours after a decrease PTT 90-120 Hold infusion 1 hr Decrease by 3 units/kg/hr  6 hours after a decrease PTT > 120 Hold infusion 2 hr Decrease by 4 units/kg/hr  6 hours after a decrease At what rate will you set the infusion pump? Record your answer to the nearest whole number. _____ ml/hr  

The physician orders the patient to be started on Heparin in…

The physician orders the patient to be started on Heparin infusion for DVT using the Heparin Protocol below. The patient is 5’10 tall and weighs 176 lbs.     Weight Based Heparin Protocol: Give the patient a bolus of heparin 80 units/kg (Use Stock: Heparin sodium 10,000 Units/mL for IV use). Start Heparin infusion to run at 18 units/kg/hr (Use standard concentration: 25,000 units heparin in 250 mL D5W). Check aPTT in 6 hours after infusion started. Adjust heparin therapy based on the table below. Heparin Protocol aPTT results Bolus or Hold Change Infusion Rate Order aPTT lab again PTT < 35 Bolus 80 units/kg Increase by 4 units/kg/hr  6 hours after bolus PTT 36-45 Bolus 40 units/kg Increase by 3 units/kg/hr  6 hours after bolus PTT 46-56 None Increase by 2 units/kg/hr 6 hours after an increase PTT 57-75 None No change In the morning and daily PTT 76-90 None Decrease by 2 units/kg/hr  6 hours after a decrease PTT 90-120 Hold infusion 1 hr Decrease by 3 units/kg/hr  6 hours after a decrease PTT > 120 Hold infusion 2 hr Decrease by 4 units/kg/hr  6 hours after a decrease How many mL will you give for the heparin bolus? Record your answer to the nearest tenths. ______ ml

Country A and Country B produce the same two products, backp…

Country A and Country B produce the same two products, backpacks and sweaters. Country A can produce a maximum of 60 backpacks or 40 sweaters, while Country B can produce a maximum of 40 backpacks or 20 sweaters.  a) Which country has the absolute advantage in producing backpacks? Explain using numbers.  b) What is the opportunity cost to produce a sweater in terms of backpacks in Country A? c) Which country, if either, has a comparative advantage in producing sweaters? Explain.  d) Internationally, if 1 sweater is traded for 1.75 backpacks, who will benefit from trading: Country A only, Country B only, both countries, or neither country? Explain.  e) Assume there is international trade. Can a country produce beyond its production possibilities curve (PPC)? f) Assume there is international trade. Can a country consume beyond its PPC?

Anthony, the president of a boutique accounting firm, wants…

Anthony, the president of a boutique accounting firm, wants to provide his staff with the opportunity to shift from a five-day work week to a four-day work week, but he does not know how to structure the week. He wants to collaborate with his staff to agree on a single solution. He wants the staff to be committed to these new arrangements and to be willing to implement them. What group decision-making technique could Anthony use to develop group agreement on the solution to this problem?