Read the Ordered and Available Amounts $\text { Equivalents: } 1000 \mathrm{mcg}=1 \mathrm{mg}, 1000 \mathrm{mg}=1 \mathrm{~g}$

question 41

Essay

Read the ordered and available amounts. Decide if you are going to give the same, more, or less than the unit dose available. Calculate the amount of medication to give and label your answers. $\text { Equivalents: } 1000 \mathrm{mcg}=1 \mathrm{mg}, 1000 \mathrm{mg}=1 \mathrm{~g}$
-Ordered: Dexamethasone 1.5 mg tablet po daily for a patient with asthma.
Available: Dexamethasone 0.75 mg tablet for asthma.
Give: same, more, or less.

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