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xroflmao

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A client is prescribed to receive 2 grams of a medication in equally divided doses every 6 hours. How many milligrams of the medication will the client receive for each dose?
 
  1. 0.5 milligrams
  2. 5 milligrams
  3. 50 milligrams
  4. 500 milligrams

Question 2

Subtract the decimals manually: 4.75 - 2.19 = __________
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: mg/dose = 1000 mg/ 1 g x 2 g/24 hrs x 6 hrs/1 dose. Multiply the numerators (1000 x 2 x 6 = 12,000). Multiply the denominators (1 x 24 x 1 = 24). 12,000/24 = 500 mg/dose.

Answer to Question 2

2.56


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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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