1 Prophylaxis against dexamethasone associated ulceration: 0.031-1.25 mg/kg/hr during dexamethasone therapy to maintain gastric pH >4.  Prophylaxis against stress ulceration: 2 mg/kg q12hr or 1.5 mg/kg IV q8hr; alternativley, 2 mg/kg over 10 min, followed by continuous infusion of 0.083 mg/kg/hr.
The heart is a muscular pump that pushes blood through blood vessels around the body. Essential to life, the heart beats continuously, pumping the equivalent of more than 14,000 litres of blood every day. Blood vessels form the living system of tubes that carry blood both to and from the heart.
How blood works in the body. The circulatory system carries blood to all parts of your body. The heart pumps blood through big blood vessels called arteries and veins. In our body there are also millions of small blood vessels called capillaries.