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clmills979

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A client is prescribed to receive venlafaxine (Effexor) 0.050 grams PO tid. How many milligrams of the medication will the client receive in one day? Round to the nearest whole number.
 
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Convert the metric measure: 1 g __________ mg
 
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Danny Ewald

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

150 mg/day

Global Rationale: Mg/day = 1000 mg/1g x 0.05 g/dose x 3 doses/1 day. Multiply the numerators (1000 x 0.05 x 3= 150). Multiply the denominators (1 x 1 x 1 = 1). 150/1 = 150 mg/day.

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1000 mg
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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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