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The healthcare provider prescribed 1000ml of 5% dextrose in water containing 1.5mEq of potassium chloride per...

The healthcare provider prescribed 1000ml of 5% dextrose in water containing 1.5mEq of potassium chloride per 100ml to infuse at a rate of 110ml/hour. the intraveous start 0700. At 1300 how many mEq will be left in the remaining amount of fluid?

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1000ml of D5 contains 1.5 meq kcl

So, 1ml of D5 containing 0.0015 meq Kcl ie,1.5/1000

Therefore 1300ml of D5 cntaining 1.95meq kcl

So that 1300ml D5 = ?meq(x)

1ml/.0015=1300/x

X=1300x0.0015=1.95 meq

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