Phenytoin must be administered at a rate no faster than 50 mg/min. How many minutes would it take to administer 1 g?
Question
Phenytoin must be administered at a rate no faster than 50 mg/min. How many minutes would it take to administer 1 g?
Solution
First, we need to convert 1 gram (g) to milligrams (mg) because the rate of administration is given in mg/min.
1 gram = 1000 milligrams
Then, we divide the total milligrams by the rate of administration to find the time it would take to administer 1 gram of Phenytoin.
So, 1000 mg ÷ 50 mg/min = 20 minutes
Therefore, it would take 20 minutes to administer 1 gram of Phenytoin at a rate of 50 mg/min.
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