The concentration of a drug in a certain medication is 100 mg / 5 mL. A patient is prescribed 2000 mg of the drug.
How much medication should be given to the patient?
- 4 mL
- 25 mL
- 100 mL
- 400 mL
Measurement, STD2 M7 2015 HSC 27b
A patient requires 2400 mL of fluid to be delivered at a constant rate by means of a drip over 12 hours. Each mL of fluid is equivalent to 15 drops.
How many drops per minute need to be delivered? (2 marks)
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Measurement, STD2 M7 SM-Bank 8
A patient is to receive 1.8 L of pain killer medication by intravenous drip that will take 1.5 hours to administer.
Given 1 mL = 4 drops, calculate the amount of drops per minute the machine must be set on. (2 marks)
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