Question

Complete the following: Cyanocobalamin 10 g per mL Disp. 10-mL

sterile vial. Sig. 1.5 mL every other week How many micrograms of
Cyanocobalamin will be administered over 12 weeks? (3 Marks) How
many m

Answer 1

Over 12 weeks, administering 1.5 mL of Cyanocobalamin (10 g/mL) every other week results in a total of 90,000 micrograms being administered.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the total amount of Cyanocobalamin administered over 12 weeks, we first determine the frequency of the doses. The prescription states that 1.5 mL should be administered every other week. Over 12 weeks, there are 6 doses (since 12 divided by 2 equals 6).

Next, we calculate the amount of Cyanocobalamin per dose in micrograms. The concentration of the solution is 10 g per mL, which is equal to 10,000 micrograms per mL (since there are 1,000,000 micrograms in a gram).

Therefore, each dose is 1.5 mL multiplied by 10,000 micrograms/mL, which equals 15,000 micrograms per dose. Over 6 doses, the total amount administered is 6 doses × 15,000 micrograms/dose, which is 90,000 micrograms in total over the 12 weeks.