A12 pound dsh is presented to your hospital for a dental cleaning. the attending veterinarian has asked you to induce the cat with propofol at a dosage of 4 mg/kg iv. the concentration of propofol is 10 mg/ml. how many milliliters will you draw up in the syringe?

You need to draw up 2,18 mL of propofol in the syringe.

Explanation:

The mass in kg of a 12 pound DSH is:

12 pound × = 5,44 kg

As the dosis you need to induce the cat is 4 mg Propofol/kg. A cat of 5,44 kg need:

5,44 kg × = 21,8 mg

Now, if the concentration of propofol is 10 mg/mL, 21,8 mg of Propofol are in:

21,8 mg × = 2,18 mL of propofol

Thus, you need to draw up 2,18 mL of propofol in the syringe.

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