Calculate the following dosages by using dimensional analysis. A pediatrician ordered Ampicillin 250 mg IM. Ampicillin is available as 0.5 g / mL. How many mL should be given?A.      0.2 mLB.      0.5 mLC.      0.7 mLD.      1.2 mL

Why does surgical removal of the spleen cause people to have an increased platelet count?

a. The bone marrow makes more platelets when the person has no spleen. b. The 30% of platelets normally stored in the spleen are freely circulating. c. Antibodies produced after splenectomy attack platelets. d. Surgery stimulates platelet growth factors.

Partial pressure is the term used to describe the amount of gas that is:

A. in arterial blood. B. in venous blood. C. exchanged in the lungs. D. dissolved in fluid.