A patient has been instructed to take 15ml of alumina and magnesium oral suspension every other hour for four doses daily. How many days will two 12 oz bottles last?
To determine how many days two 12 oz bottles of alumina and magnesium oral suspension will last, we need to calculate the total volume of suspension consumed per day and then divide the volume of two bottles by that amount.
1 fluid ounce is equivalent to 29.57 milliliters, so:
12 oz = 12 * 29.57 mL = 354.84 mL
The patient is instructed to take 15 mL every other hour for four doses daily, which totals to:
15 mL * 4 doses = 60 mL per day
Now, we divide the total volume of two 12 oz bottles (354.84 mL * 2) by the daily consumption (60 mL) to find out how many days two bottles will last:
(354.84 mL * 2) / 60 mL = 11.8
Therefore, two 12 oz bottles of alumina and magnesium oral suspension will last approximately 11.8 days.
To calculate how many days two 12 oz bottles of alumina and magnesium oral suspension will last, we first need to determine the total volume of the suspension required for one day's worth of doses.
Given that the patient needs to take 15ml of the suspension every other hour for four doses daily, each dose will be 15ml x 4 = 60ml.
As there are 24 hours in a day, and the patient takes the suspension every other hour, they will take the suspension 24/2 = 12 times in a day.
Therefore, the total volume needed for one day is 12 x 60ml = 720ml.
Now, let's convert the volume to ounces. Since 1 oz is approximately equal to 30 ml, we can divide 720ml by 30ml/oz to get 24 oz.
So, the patient will require 24 oz of the suspension per day.
Given that we have two 12 oz bottles, the total volume of suspension available is 12 oz + 12 oz = 24 oz.
Since the patient needs 24 oz per day and we have 24 oz available, the two bottles will last for 24 oz / 24 oz = 1 day.
Therefore, two 12 oz bottles will last for one day.
first you have to find out how many ml in an oz, then find the total in ml.
you know that this patient will have (15x4=60ml) of suspension each day.
so after you found out how many ml in 12 oz, you will be able to find how many days to last the bottle.
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