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need help!!!

hello everyone...

i am in a pre lvn course right now where they determine who they are going to choose for the program and i am having trouble with something...

how do you convert meq's to mg??:banghead:

i really need to do good on this test and would really appreciate the help!!!

thanks!

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hello everyone...

i am in a pre lvn course right now where they determine who they are going to choose for the program and i am having trouble with something...

how do you convert meq's to mg??:banghead:

i really need to do good on this test and would really appreciate the help!!!

thanks!

never heard of "meq" ??? You meant mcg to mg ?

  • Author

no, the instructor siad meq's, stands for milliEquivalents if i am correct!

I know K and KCL and nasal use meq because you only need tiny tiny amouts of such meds..... here is a regular k equation if this helps....i am trying to teach myself this stuff before I start school....i know the equation is different if you use KCL...hope this helped some...meq stands for milliequivalents

60 mEq K = 60 millimoles

39.1 grams per mole ( 0.060moles) = 2.346 grams

=2346 mg

  • Author

thank you!!!

i will do that right now!

:)

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A mEq is the mg/Liter of a substance. Some substances are compounds that contain a mixture of ions, so the molecular weight and percentage of the ions in the mixture has to be determined to figure out just how much is there.

In chemistry, 1 mEq mol of a substance = 1 mg of the same substance

So, you need to know what the molecular weight of the substance is. The most common ion referred to by mEq is Potassium which has a molecular weight of 39.

So, 1 mEq of K+ (potassium) = 39 mg of K+

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