How many mls will be added to the NS?

A physician orders 750mg of chloramphenicol to be added to a 100ml bag of NS. If the drug is reconstituted to 1gm/10ml, how many mls will be added to the NS?

2006-12-11 08:55:33 · 1 answers · asked by CookFrNW 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine

1 answers

1 gm= 1000 mg
so

1000mg/10 ml= 750mg/x ml
x= 7.5 mls

2006-12-11 09:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by ontopofoldsmokie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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