Calculate the amount to administer: ________. (Round appropriately) Ordered: Lanoxin 135 mcg IM nowOn hand: Lanoxin 0.25 mg/mL
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
0.54 mL
H = 0.25 mg; Q = 1 mL; O = 135 mcg
Convert units:
1 mg: 1,000 mcg = D : 135 mcg
1,000 × D = 1 mg × 135
D = 0.135 mg
Calculate the amount to administer:
A = 0.54 × 1 mL
A = 0.54 mL
The ordered dose is a little more than half of the dose on hand and the amount to administer is a little over half of the quantity on hand, so the answer is reasonable.
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