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  1. Orderd: 0.1mcg/100mL
    Have: 25mg/hour

    You need to convert Micrograms to Milligrams, so you Multiply by 1000.

    0.1x1000= 100mg (Conversion Factor)

    100mg x 100mL= 10,000

    10,000 (divided by) 25mg= 400

    Thus your answer is 400mL/hr

    I am unsure if your searching for mg/hr or mL/hour nevertheless here are my calculations.
    Last edit by 2bmalenurse23 on Dec 11, '11
  2. Malenurse, to convert mcg to mg, you divide by 1000, not multiply. So, 0.1mcg is equal to 0.0001mg.
  3. Pecan Pies, you are sooo correct!!