On Greg 's visit to his doctor, he complains of feeling tired. Sandra, the registered nurse, withdraws 8.0 mL of blood, which is sent to the lab and tested for iron. When the iron level is low, a person may have fatigue and decreased immunity. The normal range for serum iron in men is 80 to 160 mcg/dL. Greg 's iron test shows a blood serum iron level of 41 mcg/dL, which indicates that Greg has iron-deficiency anemia. His doctor orders an iron supplement. One tablet of the iron supplement contains 50 mg of iron. a) Write an equality and conversion factor for Greg's serum iron level. 1 dl of blood = mcg of iron b) How many micrograms of iron were in the 8.0 mL sample of Greg's blood?
On Greg 's visit to his doctor, he complains of feeling tired. Sandra, the registered nurse, withdraws 8.0 mL of blood, which is sent to the lab and tested for iron. When the iron level is low, a person may have fatigue and decreased immunity. The normal range for serum iron in men is 80 to 160 mcg/dL. Greg 's iron test shows a blood serum iron level of 41 mcg/dL, which indicates that Greg has iron-deficiency anemia. His doctor orders an iron supplement. One tablet of the iron supplement contains 50 mg of iron.
a) Write an equality and conversion factor for Greg's serum iron level. 1 dl of blood = mcg of iron
b) How many micrograms of iron were in the 8.0 mL sample of Greg's blood?
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