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In filling a hospital order, a pharmacist diluted \( 12.5 \mathrm{~mL} \) of potassium chloride injection containing \( 120 \mathrm{mEq} / 5 \mathrm{~mL} \) with \( 5 \% \mathrm{w} / \mathrm{v} \) dextrose injection to prepare an intravenous infusion containing \( 5 \mathrm{mEq} / \mathrm{mL} \) potassium chloride. How many milliliters of the \( 5 \% \) w/v dextrose injection did the pharmacist add? NOTE: Write your answer as a NUMERIC value to 1 DECIMAL PLACE. 

          In filling a hospital order, a pharmacist diluted \( 12.5 \mathrm{~mL} \) of potassium chloride injection containing \( 120 \mathrm{mEq} / 5 \mathrm{~mL} \) with \( 5 \% \mathrm{w} / \mathrm{v} \) dextrose injection to prepare an intravenous infusion containing \( 5 \mathrm{mEq} / \mathrm{mL} \) potassium chloride. How many milliliters of the \( 5 \% \) w/v dextrose injection did the pharmacist add?

NOTE: Write your answer as a NUMERIC value to 1 DECIMAL PLACE.
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In filling a hospital order, a pharmacist diluted 12.5  mL of potassium chloride injection containing 120 mEq / 5  mL with 5 %w / v dextrose injection to prepare an intravenous infusion containing 5 mEq / mL potassium chloride. How many milliliters of the 5 % w/v dextrose injection did the pharmacist add? NOTE: Write your answer as a NUMERIC value to 1 DECIMAL PLACE.

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The original solution has a concentration of \(120 \mathrm{mEq} / 5 \mathrm{mL}\). Since the pharmacist used \(12.5 \mathrm{mL}\) of this solution, we calculate the total mEq of KCl as follows: \[ \text{Total mEq of KCl} = \left( \frac{120 \mathrm{mEq}}{5  Show more…

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In filling a hospital order, a pharmacist diluted \( 12.5 \mathrm{~mL} \) of potassium chloride injection containing \( 120 \mathrm{mEq} / 5 \mathrm{~mL} \) with \( 5 \% \mathrm{w} / \mathrm{v} \) dextrose injection to prepare an intravenous infusion containing \( 5 \mathrm{mEq} / \mathrm{mL} \) potassium chloride. How many milliliters of the \( 5 \% \) w/v dextrose injection did the pharmacist add? NOTE: Write your answer as a NUMERIC value to 1 DECIMAL PLACE.
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