Answer :
To find out how much potassium you should give per dose, follow these steps:
### Step 1: Determine the required amount of potassium per dose
Your patient needs 12 mEq of potassium every 6 hours.
### Step 2: Understand the concentration of the available potassium packet
Each packet contains 40 mEq of potassium, and it is meant to be dissolved in 30 ml of juice.
### Step 3: Calculate the volume of juice that contains the required dose
Since 40 mEq of potassium is dissolved in 30 ml of juice, we need to find out how many milliliters of juice would contain 12 mEq of potassium.
To find this out, use the following proportion:
[tex]\[ \text{Dose Volume (ml)} = \left(\frac{\text{Required Dose (mEq)}}{\text{Packet Potassium (mEq)}}\right) \times \text{Packet Volume (ml)} \][/tex]
Now we can substitute the values into the formula:
[tex]\[ \text{Dose Volume (ml)} = \left(\frac{12 \text{ mEq}}{40 \text{ mEq}}\right) \times 30 \text{ ml} \][/tex]
### Step 4: Simplify the calculation
First, divide 12 mEq by 40 mEq:
[tex]\[ \frac{12}{40} = 0.3 \][/tex]
Next, multiply 0.3 by 30 ml:
[tex]\[ 0.3 \times 30 \text{ ml} = 9 \text{ ml} \][/tex]
### Conclusion
You should give 9 ml of the potassium solution per dose.
### Step 1: Determine the required amount of potassium per dose
Your patient needs 12 mEq of potassium every 6 hours.
### Step 2: Understand the concentration of the available potassium packet
Each packet contains 40 mEq of potassium, and it is meant to be dissolved in 30 ml of juice.
### Step 3: Calculate the volume of juice that contains the required dose
Since 40 mEq of potassium is dissolved in 30 ml of juice, we need to find out how many milliliters of juice would contain 12 mEq of potassium.
To find this out, use the following proportion:
[tex]\[ \text{Dose Volume (ml)} = \left(\frac{\text{Required Dose (mEq)}}{\text{Packet Potassium (mEq)}}\right) \times \text{Packet Volume (ml)} \][/tex]
Now we can substitute the values into the formula:
[tex]\[ \text{Dose Volume (ml)} = \left(\frac{12 \text{ mEq}}{40 \text{ mEq}}\right) \times 30 \text{ ml} \][/tex]
### Step 4: Simplify the calculation
First, divide 12 mEq by 40 mEq:
[tex]\[ \frac{12}{40} = 0.3 \][/tex]
Next, multiply 0.3 by 30 ml:
[tex]\[ 0.3 \times 30 \text{ ml} = 9 \text{ ml} \][/tex]
### Conclusion
You should give 9 ml of the potassium solution per dose.
