You are ordered to administer lidocaine (1 mg/kg) to your patient. The patient weighs 150 lb and you vial contains 100 mg in 5 mL. How many milliliters will you administer?

a. 3.2
b. 3.4
c. 3.9
d. 4.7


Ans: b. 3.4

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A. Stolz B. Bernoulli C. Venturi D. Higbee

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The practice of medicine is generally held to mean:

a. diagnosis and treatment. b. prescriptions for prevention or cure of any human disease. c. treatment for ailment and injury. d. All of these answers apply.

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When one tooth bud attempts to divide, the result is ____________

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