Phlebotomy Essentials
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ISBN: 9781451194524
Author: Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher: JONES+BARTLETT PUBLISHERS, INC.
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8. An 81-year-old man is prescribed diamorphine 90 mg to be given subcutaneously over 24 hours using a syringe driver. The diamorphine infusion that is used contains 6 mg/mL.
What is the correct infusion rate in mL/hour that the syringe driver should be set at?
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