General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321967466
Author: Karen C. Timberlake
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2.6, Problem 2.60QAP

Using conversion factors, solve each of the following clinical problems:

  1. A nurse practitioner prepares an injection of promethazine, an antihistamine used to treat allergic rhinitis. If the stock bottle is labeled 25 mg/mL and the order is a dose of 12.5 mg, how many milliliters will the nurse draw up in the syringe?
  2. You are to give ampicillin 25 mg/kg to a child with a mass of 28 kg. If stock on hand is 250 mg/capsule, how many capsules should be given?

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General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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