Doctor ordered gr 1/2 of medicine.
On hand is 0.005 grams tablet.
How many tablets (or parts of) will you administer?
2007-02-13 16:54:37 · 3 answers · asked by Ali H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
the "gr 1/2" is 1/2 grain, that is how the medical profession writes it...this is on a worksheet
2007-02-13 17:05:40 · update #1
0.5 is half a gram, I don't understand the "gr" part of the 1/2 that he ordered...Call and ask the doctor!! (If you can't get ahold of him noe, give 1 tab., 0.005 is a very small dose, and he would not have given those to be cut in pieces to give).
2007-02-13 17:02:08 · answer #1 · answered by maimatt7 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
gr 1=60mg
gr 1/2=30mg
1000mg=1gram
Thus, 0.005 grams tablet=5mg tablet
Thus, as per the doctor's orders, the number of tablets to be administered=
30mg/5mg= 6 tablets
2007-02-13 17:08:49 · answer #2 · answered by Muga Wa Kabbz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
.50/.005=100
100 tablets
2007-02-13 17:03:26 · answer #3 · answered by rcsanandreas 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋