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A vial of powdered ampicillin is labeled 500 mg. The instructions say to add 1.8 mL of sterile
water to yield 2 mL of solution. How many mg per mL is the reconstituted solution?
✔✔ 250 mg/mL
A healthcare provider orders 500 mg of cefazolin. The vial reads “1 g when reconstituted with
2.5 mL sterile water yields 330 mg/mL.” How many mL will you administer?
✔✔ 1.5 mL
A vial contains powdered medication labeled 1,000 mg. After adding 5 mL of diluent, the
concentration is 200 mg/mL. Is the reconstitution correct?
✔✔ Yes
You need to administer 300 mg of a drug. The label says “After reconstitution with 3 mL sterile
water, each mL contains 100 mg.” How many mL do you give?
✔✔ 3 mL
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, A vial is reconstituted with 4 mL of diluent and yields a concentration of 250 mg/mL. How many
mg are in the entire vial?
✔✔ 1000 mg
A medication comes in a dry vial labeled 1.5 g. You reconstitute with 6 mL and get a
concentration of 250 mg/mL. How many mL equals 750 mg?
✔✔ 3 mL
A dry powder vial is reconstituted to 4 mL total volume, with a total of 800 mg of medication.
What is the concentration per mL?
✔✔ 200 mg/mL
The order is for 600 mg of a drug. After reconstitution, the concentration is 300 mg/mL. How
many mL do you give?
✔✔ 2 mL
A nurse reconstitutes a drug and finds the label states “add 2 mL to get a final concentration of
500 mg/mL.” How many mg total are in the vial?
2