AE, 62, Male Wt: 75 kg, Ht: 150 cm Orders: Penicillin G Potassium            10,000,000 Units Sterile water for injection                              qs Make a 250,000 U/mL solution.   The package insert states If Penicillin G Potassium 10,000,000 Units is reconstituted with 44 mL sterile water, a solution of 200,000 U per mL will be obtained.   What volume of sterile water would you use to reconstitute the penicillin G potassium in order to make the ordered solution?

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  1. AE, 62, Male

Wt: 75 kg, Ht: 150 cm

Orders:

Penicillin G Potassium            10,000,000 Units

Sterile water for injection                              qs

Make a 250,000 U/mL solution.

 

The package insert states If Penicillin G Potassium 10,000,000 Units is reconstituted with 44 mL sterile water, a solution of 200,000 U per mL will be obtained.

 

What volume of sterile water would you use to reconstitute the penicillin G potassium in order to make the ordered solution?

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