Question

1. The veterinarian asks Karen to reconstitute a bottle of the antibiotic Ampicillin to administer intravenously. The dosage of the drug is 3 mg/lb. Ampicillin comes in 3 g vials. Each vial needs to be mixed with a diluent for a final concentration of 300 mg/ml. Patient weighs 690kg.
   1. What dose weight of Ampicillin should Winnie receive? (2 points)
   2. What dose volume of Ampicillin should Winnie receive? (2 points)
   3. How many milliliters of diluent should be mixed with each 3 g bottle of Ampicillin to achieve the desired concentration? (2 points)
   4. How many total bottles of Ampicillin will be needed? (2 points)

Answer 1

Dos age $ deng 3 mg 6৭० ৭ E 1521.2 16 Winnie weight 1S21.2 1b ? 1521. 2 = 4 563.6 my = 4.56gm 4.56 gm Winmie should re leive 300 wg /me 6u) 03gm/me lontain Concen thation final The 0.3 gm ? 4.56 gm 4.56 15.2 me 0.3 needed. 300 mg/ mi Ampicaillen 15.2 me 0.2gm/ml concen tuation Dearned (C 0.3.gm %3 XI = 10 wme 3 gm to uach 200o mg/ ml 10 me dilment 3 gms vlal need I buttle Ampicillin contan 3gm 4.56 gm Requned dos e Scanned witkgm CamScanner bottle 4.56gm X1 = 1.52