Doctors orders: Vancomycin 2000 mcg IV Reconstitute with sterile water for a concentration of 2mg/ml then to dilute each mg in 75 ml of sterile normal saline.  How do I get started with this problem? I know I have to convert either the 2000 mcg to mg or the mg to mcg

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Doctors orders: Vancomycin 2000 mcg IV

Reconstitute with sterile water for a concentration of 2mg/ml then to dilute each mg in 75 ml of sterile normal saline. 

How do I get started with this problem? I know I have to convert either the 2000 mcg to mg or the mg to mcg

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