The healthcare provider orders potassium chloride 1.25 mEq PO bid for a pediatric client. The solution contains 45 mEq/15 mL. How many mL would you administer per dose?
Prescribed dosage is potassium chloride 1.25 mEq PO bid.
which means 1.25 mEq via oral route twice daily.
Available formulation is 45 mEq/15 ml.
which means 1 mEq is present in 1/3 ml.
1.25 ml is present in 1.25 * 1/3 ml = 0.417 ml
which is 0.42 ml approximately.
we have to administer 0.417 ml ( 0.42 ml approximately) per dose.
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