Calculate the amount to administer and choose the correctly marked syringe: syringe _______________.
Ordered: Epinephrine 0.3 mg subcut stat
On hand: Vial of epinephrine 1:2,000 solution for injection

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H = 1 g; Q = 2,000 mL; O = 0.3 mg
Convert units:
1,000 mg : 1 g = 0.3 mg : D
1 g * 0.3 = 1,000 D
 11eeb0a8_7363_aae0_be9b_4f991cd50cc0_TB10476_00 D = 0.0003 g
Calculate the amount to administer:
 11eeb0a8_7363_aae1_be9b_3b545d5746b1_TB10476_00 A = 0.0003 * 2,000 mL 
 
A = 0.6 mL 
Syringe A is correctly marked to deliver 0.6 mL.

Calculate the Amount to Administer and Choose the Correctly Marked