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Using conversion factors, solve each of the following clinical problems: a. A nurse practitioner prepares an injection of promethazine, an antihistamine used to treat allergic rhinitis. If the stock bottle is labeled 25 mg /mL and the order is a dose of 12.5 mg, how many milliliters will the nurse draw up in the syringe? b. You are to give ampicillin 25 mg/kg to a child with a mass of 62 lb. If stock on hand is 250 mg /capsule, how many capsules should be given? |
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