Mastering Chemistry with Pearson eText - Standalone Access Card - for Basic Chemistry (5th Edition)
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Author: Karen C. Timberlake
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Chapter 2.6, Problem 2.74QAP
Using conversion factors, solve each of the following clinical problems:
- 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?
- 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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