A physician orders morphine sulfate 100 mg/100 mL in normal saline to be infused at a rate of 2 mg/hour for a patient. What volume in mL should the patient receive per hour? A. 2 mL B. 12 mL C. 20 mL D. 0.2 mL

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Brenton Farrell

20 May, 23:09

A physician orders morphine sulfate 100 mg/100 mL in normal saline to be infused at a rate of 2 mg/hour for a patient. What volume in mL should the patient receive per hour? A. 2 mL B. 12 mL C. 20 mL D. 0.2 mL

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Donovan Whitehead · Answer 1

A. 2 mL

Step-by-step explanation:

The amount of drug is proportional to the volume of solution. We want 2 mg of drug. We can find the amount of solution (s) from ...

100 mL / (100 mg) = s / (2 mg)

Multiplying this by 2 mg gives ...

100 mL · (2/100) = s = 2 mL

The patient should receive 2 mL per hour.