? 19 pg. 22 States- The Doctor orders thyroxine 0.2 mg p.o. for the patient. Thyroxine is available in 100 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give?
The answer in the back of the book says 2 tablets, but i don't think that's right. Does anybody else get the answer 0.002 tab?
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The question should be
Doc order throxine 0.2mcg po
throxine available 100mg tablets.
How many tablets with the nurse give?
0.2mcg is now 200mg and must be divided by what is on had 100mg. equally 2 tabs (200mg/100mg =2tabs)
Hey it is worth a try. Let me know if i am wrong. Thanks
Sorry Allie but I think you are wrong. 0.2mcg dose not equal 200mg. That equation equals .0002 mg. I am thinking it should be 0.2 GRAMS ordered. This would equal out to 2 tabs for the answer.
urggh! I hate math. Sorry if I confused anyone. Thanks Mike!
Thanks guys we brought it to Ann's attention and she informed us that is was worded incorrectly
lol, i just made a note to her in my math book cuz that problem was retarded. But yeah, I would pay to see a nurse measure and give a dose like that ;P
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