Calculate the amount to administer: ________. Ordered: Stelazine 5 mg IM nowOn hand: Stelazine 2 mg/mL
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
2.5 mL
H = 2 mg; Q = 1 mL; D = 5 mg
A = 2.5 × 1 mL
A = 2.5 mL
The ordered dose is 2.5 times the dose on hand and 2.5 × 1 = 2.5 mL, so the answer is reasonable.
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