Question

A patient is prescribed to take Sulphadiazine 300 mg po every day. The medication on hand contains 600 mg/5mL. How much will be given?

Answer 1

Question. What does po stand for?

Answer 2

by mouth

Answer 3

IF there is 600 mg/ 5 mL , then halving top and bottom we get
300 mg / 2.5 mL.
So you can administer 2.5 mL of the solution

Answer 4

Every answer I found said 25, but I got 2.5

Answer 5

what are the choices given

Answer 6

It doesn't give options

Answer 7

2.5 mL sounds right :)

Answer 8

When you say 'every answer I found says 25' , are you refering to a website? Can you post that.

Answer 9

I was referring to a website but I closed it down already lol