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The physician orders cefoxitin sodium (Mefoxin) 0.75 g IM every 12 hours. The vial of Mefo...

The physician orders cefoxitin sodium (Mefoxin) 0.75 g IM every 12 hours. The vial of Mefoxin contains 5 grams of powder. The instructions are to add 13.2 mL of sterile water to the vial, 3 mL = 1 g. You administer ____ milliliters of the solution to contain the prescribed dose.

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Change 0.75 g to mL

3 mL of the prepared solution = 1 g

The equivalent fraction =

0.75 g X = 2.25 mL

2.25 mL of the prepared solution contains 0.75 g of Mefoxin

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