Question

A patient is prescribed 80 mg of Tramadol Hydrochloride injection. The stock dose is 50mg / 2 mL. What volume will you require?
Prescription
_________ x ml = ?
Stock

what do i put in the prescription and stock?whats the answer?

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To calculate the volume of Tramadol Hydrochloride injection needed to administer 80 mg, given the stock concentration of 50 mg in 2 mL, you can use the following formula:

\[
\text{Volume required (mL)} = \frac{\text{Desired dose (mg)}}{\text{Stock concentration (mg/mL)}}
\]

1. First, determine the stock concentration in mg/mL:

\[
\text{Stock concentration} = \frac{50 \text{ mg}}{2 \text{ mL}} = 25 \text{ mg/mL}
\]

2. Now, plug in the desired dose and stock concentration into the formula:

\[
\text{Volume required} = \frac{80 \text{ mg}}{25 \text{ mg/mL}} = 3.2 \text{ mL}
\]

Therefore, you would fill in the prescription and stock as follows:

**Prescription:**
80 mg

**Stock:**
25 mg/mL

Thus, the required volume of the injection is **3.2 mL**.

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