Question

Working in the health sciences, you will find that you will have to make different kinds of mathematical conversions. Start this activity by reading through the following story problems to familiarize yourself with the various conversions that you will need to perform. Use the information below to answer the questions.Submit your answer (rounded to 2 decimals) and all work.Conversion Formulas1 oz = 29.57mL1 ml = 0.20 teaspoonsQuestion 5: A patient requires 80 milligrams of Risperidone. The stock dose is 40mg / 10mL. What volume is required?

Answer 1

In this case, we want to find the volume needed for 80 milligrams of Risperidone, we are given the conversion factor 40mg/10mL, with this factor we can easily convert mg to mL, like this:

mL required = 80 mg × 10 mL/40mg = 20 mL

Then, the volume required is 20 mL

We can convert mL to oz by means of the conversion factor 1 oz/29.57 mL like this:

oz required = 20 mL × 1 oz/29.57 mL = 0.68 oz

Then, the volume required of Risperidone is 0.68 oz