1500 mcg is equal to how many mg? 1. 0.15 mg 2. 15 mg 3. 1.5 ...

[dakota nelson]

1500 mcg is equal to how many mg?
 
  1. 0.15 mg
  2. 15 mg
  3. 1.5 mg
  4. 1,500,000 mg

Question 2

A patient is started on Byetta, one of the new antidiabetic agents. The patient asks how this medication will help lower blood sugar. Your response is:
 
  1. It takes the place of insulin.
  2. It restores insulin secretion.
  3. It is taken with insulin to make it last.
  4. It decreases the thirst for water.

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Answer to Question 1

3
To change micrograms to milligrams, move the decimal point three places to the left (divide by 0.001).

Answer to Question 2

2
Another new drug, Byetta, is the first drug that has been shown to restore first-phase insulin se-cretion when it is missing in type 2 diabetics.

[dakota nelson]

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