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Practical #4

SOME USEFUL EQUIVALENTS


Equivalents of Length
1 inch 2.54cm
1 meter(m) 39.37in
Equivalents of Volume
1 fluidounce(fl.oz.) 29.57ml
1 pint (16fl.oz.) 473ml
1 gallon US (128fl.oz.) 3785ml
1 gallon UK 4545ml
1 quart (32 fl.oz.) 946ml
Equivalents of Weight
1 pound (lb, avoirdupois) 454g
1 ounce (oz , avoirdupois) 28.35g
1 kilogram(kg) 2.2 lb

Q1: A physician prescribes 10 mEq of potassium chloride for a patient. How many
milligrams of KCl would provide the prescribed quantity?

Q2: If a patient is prescribed 300 mg of potassium chloride, what is the corresponding


mEq?
Q3: A physician prescribes 3 mEq/kg of NaCl to be administered to a 165-lb patient. How
many milliliters of a half–normal saline solution (0.45% NaCl) should be administered?

Q4: What is the concentration, in milligrams per milliliter, of a solution containing 2 mEq
of potassium chloride (KCl) per milliliter?
Q5: What is the concentration, in grams per milliliter, of a solution containing 4 mEq of
calcium chloride (𝐶𝑎𝐶𝑙2.2𝐻2𝑂) per milliliter?

Q6: What is the percent (w/v) concentration of a solution containing 100 mEq of
ammonium chloride per liter?

Q7: A solution contains 10 mg/100 mL of K ions. Express this concentration in terms of


milliequivalents per liter
Q8: A solution contains 10 mg/100 mL of Ca+ + ions. Express this concentration in terms of
milliequivalents per liter.

Q9: A magnesium (Mg2+) level in blood plasma is determined to be 2.5 mEq/L. Express
this concentration in terms of milligrams per liter.

Q10: How many milliequivalents of potassium chloride are represented in a 15 mL dose of


a 10% (w/v) potassium chloride elixir?
Q11: How many milliequivalents of magnesium sulfate are represented in 1 g of anhydrous
magnesium sulfate (MgSO4)?

Q12: A person is to receive 2 mEq of sodium chloride per kilogram of body weight. If the
person weighs 132 lb., how many milliliters of a 0.9% sterile solution of sodium chloride
should be administered?
Q13: How many milliequivalents of Na would be contained in a 30 mL dose of the following
solution?
• Disodium hydrogen phosphate 18 g
• Sodium biphosphate 48 g
• Purified water ad 100 mL

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