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A patient is ordered to receive Ampicillin 450mg IM now. Per directions on the vial label, the nurse reconstitutes with 1.8 ml of diluent for volume of 2ml with concentration of 250mg/ml. What would you administer for the IM dose?
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Drug order: 450mg/IM

Drug available: 250mg/1ml

1ml: 250mg

0.1ml: 25mg

0.2ml: 50mg

0.4ml: 100mg

Dose:

1ml+0.4ml+0.4ml= 250mg+100mg+100mg

1.8ml=450mg

Answer:

Give 1.8ml.

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