Question

If a doctor wrote a prescription for Albuterol, IV ounces how many mis would be needed to fill the prescription?

a) -40
b) -110
c) -120
d) -160

Answer 1

To fill a prescription for IV (4) ounces of Albuterol, you would convert the ounces to milliliters using the conversion factor 1 ounce is approximately 29.57 milliliters, resulting in 118.28 milliliters, which is typically rounded to 118 mL.

Step-by-step explanation:

If a doctor wrote a prescription for Albuterol, IV ounces, the question is asking to convert ounces to milliliters (mL). In this context, 'IV' is the Roman numeral for 4, so the prescription is for 4 ounces of Albuterol. To convert ounces to milliliters, we use the conversion factor where 1 ounce is approximately equal to 29.57 milliliters.

Therefore, to fill the prescription we multiply 4 ounces by 29.57 milliliters per ounce:

4 ounces × 29.57 mL/ounce = 118.28 milliliters.

Since milliliters are typically rounded to the nearest whole number in prescriptions, we would round 118.28 to 118 mL.