Methylpresnisolone (Solumedrol) is a glucocorticoid ordered for end-stage respiratory disease. You need to administer 125 mg IVP. It is available as 75 mg/mL. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest 10th mL. Write the NUMBER ONLY in the blank, not mL.
I got 1.7 ml
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To calculate the number of milliliters (mL) needed, you can use a simple ratio:
Ratio: 75 mg / 1 mL = 125 mg / x mL
To solve for x (the unknown number of mL), cross-multiply:
75 mg * x mL = 125 mg * 1 mL
Rearrange the equation to solve for x:
x mL = (125 mg * 1 mL) / 75 mg
x mL = 125 / 75 mL
x mL = 1.67 mL
Rounding to the nearest tenth of a mL, we get:
1.7 mL
So, you are correct! You would administer 1.7 mL of Methylprednisolone (Solumedrol).