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Hello! I am a nursiing student getting ready for a med matH test and doing practice questions.

I am having trouble with a med math question, that I feel should be easy, but it is getting me stuck. Do I use the 200 to calculate, or the 1000?

Order: 45% Isocal tube feeding, 200ml to run at 42 ml/hr

Available: Isocal 1000mL can

How many mL will the nurse use to make the above order?

mL Isocal__________ mL water__________

Thank you in advance!

Specializes in Flight, ER, Transport, ICU/Critical Care.

I wish I could help you. There has to be info missing or my brain just can't get it.

FYI -- That seems like a rich feeding, though it's been a few years since I've dealt with such — is there an overall dietary order/calories per day. Dilution is likely, some feeds are per policy and some per patient in real life.

Back to to regular programming !! Your question stem should have more info somewhere though. Sorry. Is this a book or handout of a process you've been going over in a clinical lab?

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