Question

dosage calculations using dimensional analysis.

some problems are easy to solve but NUMBER 13, can someone show me how to set that up. 100mcg/? x ?/? = 1 tab. and PLEASE NUMBER 15 i have no clue what mEq is

Chaha 2 50 525 mcg 3415 5. 17.4 kg - 61122 - 7. 3.36 cm & 750 ml. - 9. 2.5L- 10. 18 mg - 11.15 mg - ml 12. 3 oz- 13. The physician orders Synthroid 100 mcg tan orders Synthroid 100 meg po daily for a patient with hypothyroidism. The medication 15 supplied in 0.1-me tablets How many tablets will the nurse administer! 19. The physician orders Lanoxin elixir 80mce po daily for a patient with congestive heart failure. Available: 50 mc/mLHow many milliliters will the nurse administer! 15. The physician orders KC 20 mEq po daily for hypokalemia. The medication is supplied in 40 mEq/15 mL. How many millihters will the nurse administer? 16. The physician orders Benadryl elixir 37.5 mg po for hives. Available: 12.5mg/5 ml. How many milliliters will the nurse administer? 100mcg

Answer 1

1. 1420 mcg

2. 0.150525gm

3. 9.415mg

4. 0.445gm

5. 17,400 gm

6. 50.9 kg

7. 33.6 cm

8. 0.75l

9.2500ml

10. 18000mcg

11. 0.015gm

12. 88.757ml

13. 1 tablet

1000mcg=	1 mg
100mcg=	0.1mg
100/1000=	0.1mg
Each tablet is having 0.1mg of drug. So, the nursing is giving 1tablet.

14. The nurse should administer 1.6ml

15. The nurse should administer7.5ml

16.the nurse should administer 15ml.