Order is 1/4 grain every 4 hours.Supply is 30 mg tablets that is scored.How many tablet is to administer in one dose?
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First, we need to convert grains to milligrams because our supply is in milligrams. We know that 1 grain is approximately 64.8 milligrams. Show more…
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