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GIMETIDINE HO Medication Vial B. Questions 9-16 apply to Medication Vial B. 9. W

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Question

GIMETIDINE HO Medication Vial B. Questions 9-16 apply to Medication Vial B. 9. What is the name of the medication? 10. Volume is measured in what kind of units on Med Vial B? . What is the total volume contained within the medication vial? 2 Concentration is measured in what kind of units on Med Via B? 13. What is the drug concentration? (two acceptable answers) 14. Mass of the drug itself is measured in what kind of units? is. Calculate the total mass of drug contained in Med Vial B: Answer: 16. Physician's order reads: Administer cimetidine HC1 60 mg IM now. Calculate the volume of medication you need to draw into your syringe.

Explanation / Answer

9. Cimetidine used as generic drug is indicated in the following cases:

10. Volume is measured in ml

11. Total volume is 2ml

12. Concentration measured in mg/ml

13. Mass/volume , here it is 200mg/2ml

14. Mass is measured in mg (milligrams)

15. Here the mass of drug is 200mg

16. 60 mg IM from 200mg/2ml vial, calculated as 60x2 divided by 200. So the volume needed here is 0.6 ml