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Your patient has an order to be injected with 2 grams of medication. One milliliter of liquid contains 0.1 grams of medication. How many milliliters should be injected into the patient?

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If 1 mL of liquid contains 0.1 grams of medication, then 2 grams of medication would be present in:

2 g / 0.1 g/mL = 20 mL

Therefore, 20 milliliters of liquid should be injected into the patient.
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