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elizabeth18

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A physician orders 12 mg of medication to be delivered to your patient. If 30 mL of the solution contains 20 mg of active drug, how many milliliters will you need to administer?
 
  a. 1.8
  b. 18
  c. 0.18
  d. 0.018

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Penicillin is supplied as 600,000 U/mL. A physician orders 1,800,000 U to be injected. How many milliliters does the patient need to receive?
 
  a. 1
  b. 3
  c. 5
  d. 10


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Perkypinki

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B


elizabeth18

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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
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