Mrs. Eckstein is in the office because her rheumatoid arthritis has been flaring up lately and she is in considerable pain. The physician asks you to administer a 20 mg IM injection of Depo-Medrol. The available medication is a 5 mL multidose vial that provides 40 mg/ mL. How much will you inject?
A. 0.25 mL
B. 0.5 mL
C. 1 mL
D. 1.5 mL
E. 2 mL
B. 0.5 mL
D = 20 mg, H = 40 mg, and Q = 1 mL; 20 mg/40 mg x 1 mL = 0.5 mL.
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