Question

10. The physician has ordered 120 mg of an intravenous diuretic for a patient in heart failure. The vial contains 80 mg/10 mL.

How many mL should you administer?
11. You are to administer 180 mg of oral acetaminophen to a young child.
The acetaminophen is 160 mg/5 mL.
How many mL should you administer?

Answer 1

10. To administer 120 mg of the diuretic, you will need to give 120/80 = 1.5 ml.

11. To administer 180 mg of acetaminophen, you will need to give 180/160 = 1.125 ml. However, since we cannot administer partial ml to a young child, we need to round it up to the nearest available dosage unit. As the acetaminophen comes in 5 ml, the nearest available dosage unit is 5 ml. Therefore, you should administer 5 ml of the acetaminophen solution.

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