A patient is to receive ticarcillin (Ticar) 3 g by intravenous piggyback. The solution you have is ticarcillin 200 mg/mL. How many milliliters of this solution will you add to the piggyback bag to make a dose of 3 g?
a. 3 mL
b. 5 mL
c. 10 mL
d. 15 mL
ANS: D
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