A) Blood sugar levels are measured in milligrams of glucose per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood volume. If a person's blood sugar concentration is measured at 126 mg/dL, what is this value in grams per liter (g/L)? Answer to the hundredths place value. B)A patient is prescribed 400 mg of a drug. The drug is available in a strength of 200 mg per mL (200 mg/mL). How many milliliters (mL) will be administered to this patient? C) A patient is prescribed 150 mg of a drug which is available in 10-mL vials containing 2.5 g of the drug. How many milliliters (mL) should be administered to this patient?
A) Blood sugar levels are measured in milligrams of glucose per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood volume. If a person's blood sugar concentration is measured at 126 mg/dL, what is this value in grams per liter (g/L)? Answer to the hundredths place value. B)A patient is prescribed 400 mg of a drug. The drug is available in a strength of 200 mg per mL (200 mg/mL). How many milliliters (mL) will be administered to this patient? C) A patient is prescribed 150 mg of a drug which is available in 10-mL vials containing 2.5 g of the drug. How many milliliters (mL) should be administered to this patient?
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Transcribed Image Text:A) Blood sugar levels are measured in milligrams of glucose per deciliter (mg/dL) of blood volume. If a person's
blood sugar concentration is measured at 126 mg/dL, what is this value in grams per liter (g/L)? Answer to
the hundredths place value.
B)A patient is prescribed 400 mg of a drug. The drug is available in a strength of 200 mg per mL (200 mg/mL).
How many milliliters (mL) will be administered to this patient?
C)A patient is prescribed 150 mg of a drug which is available in 10-mL vials containing 2.5 g of the drug. How
many milliliters (mL) should be administered to this patient?
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