Round to the Nearest Hundredth If the Dose Is Less

question 18

Short Answer

Round to the nearest hundredth if the dose is less than 1 mL. Round to the nearest tenth if the dose is greater than 1 mL.
-A patient has an order for metoclopramide 5 mg IV every 6 hours for a patient with high gastric residuals. Using a vial with a 10 mg/mL concentration, how many milliliters would be administered with each dose? ____________

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Definitions:

mRNA

Messenger RNA, a type of RNA that conveys genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it specifies the amino acid sequence of the protein products of gene expression.

Intron

Intervening sequence found between exons in mRNA; removed by RNA processing before translation.

Exon

Segment of mRNA containing the protein-coding portion of a gene that remains within the mRNA after splicing has occurred.

Adenine

One of the four nucleobase molecules in DNA and RNA, which pairs with thymine in DNA or uracil in RNA and is a fundamental component of genetic coding.