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20. 1,200 mg of Kaopectate (Attapulgite) is form labeled 600 mg in 15 ml How many ml. should the nurse the daily dose in mg? prescnibed BID. It arrives from the pharmacy in liquid ANSWER ANSWER You 21. The physician orders potassium chloride (KCL) 40 mEq added to 1000 ml of IV have KCL 15 mEq'ml. How many ml will you add to the IV? ANSWER If the IV hanging had 500 ml left and you received the same order above for KCL, how many mEq would you add to the IV? ANSWER 22. The Dr. orders Heparin 1,500 units subcutaneous BID. The Heparin comes 5,000 units/1 ml Using a TB syringe, how many ml will you give per dose? ANSWER 23. The order is Regular Insulin 10 units hour IVPB. The IVPB comes from pharmacy as 125 units25 ml NS. How should the pump be set? ANSWER

Answer 1

Total dose=1200x2=2400mg.

600mg contains15 ml

So,2400mg =15x4=60ml

So per dose it will be 30ml.

2.40meq+1000ml

15meq=1ml

So,40meq=1/15x40=2.67ml.

• 1000ml contain 40meq
• Then 500 ml contains=20meq
• So 20meq need to add the iv.