A patient is prescribed 20 mg of ketorolac (Toradol) intramuscularly. How many milliliters does the nurse draw up from a vial of ketorolac containing 30 mg/mL?
a. 0.5
b. 0.7
c. 1
d. 2
B
1 is to 30 as X is to 20, so 1/30 = X/20; 20 ? 1 = 20; 20 ?30 = 0.67 mL, rounded up to 0.7 mL.
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