Question

Order is for 16.5mg of medication po every 6 hours. Available 20mg/8 mL oral suspension in a 236ml bottle. How many mL. will you administer per dose? Round your answer to the tenths place.

Answer 1

To determine the volume of medication to administer per dose, set up a proportion using the known concentration of the oral suspension and the required dose. For a 16.5mg dose using a 20mg/8mL suspension, the calculation yields 6.6mL per dose.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the number of milliliters (mL) to administer per dose of medication, we need to use the information that one dose is 16.5mg and the medication is available as a 20mg/8mL oral suspension. We set up a proportion to solve for the unknown volume (x) that represents the volume of one dose:

(20mg/8mL) = (16.5mg/x mL)

To find x, we cross-multiply and solve:

20mg × x mL = 16.5mg × 8mL

20x = 132

Divide both sides by 20:

x = 132 / 20

x = 6.6 mL

Therefore, you will administer 6.6 mL per dose, which when rounded to the tenths place is 6.6 mL.