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Order: Magnesium sulfate 5 gm in 100 ml of D5W infused over 3 hours. Drug available: Magnesium 500 mg/ml. How many mls of Magnesium would you add to the 100ml of D5W?
Your tubing drip factor is 10gtts/ml. How many gtts/min will you infuse?
The physician prescribes codeine gr 1/2 po every 3 hr prn for pain. Available on the unit is codeine 30 mg per tablet. How many tablets would you administer?
1) How many mls of Magnesium would you add to the 100 ml of D5W?
2) How many gtts/min will you infuse?
3) How many tablets would you administer?