Question

During surgery, a patient receives 4.5 pt of plasma. How many milliliters of plasma were given?
Express the volume in milliliters to two significant figures

Answer 1

There are 473.18 milliliters (mL) in one pint (pt). To convert the given volume of plasma from pints to milliliters, we can use the conversion factor:

1 pt = 473.18 mL

Therefore, the volume of plasma given in milliliters is:

4.5 pt * 473.18 mL/pt ≈ 2134 mL

Rounded to two significant figures, the volume of plasma given is approximately 2100 mL.