Ms. S. comes back from the pharmacy with the Prelone and asks you to show her how much
to give. Prelone is dispensed as 15 mg/5 mL. You give her a 10-mL oral dosage syringe. How
much will she draw up for this dose? (Round to tenths.)
What will be an ideal response?
7.7 mL
L.S. weighs 23 kg. Dose ordered is 1 mg/kg.
Total dose: 1 mg/kg × 23 kg = 23 mg
23 mg × 5 mL/15 mg = 7.66, rounded to 7.7 mL
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