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A patient withdrawing from alcohol has an order for diazepam (Valium), 10 mg every 4 hours for 4 doses, then 5 mg every 4 hours for 4 doses. The drug comes in a concentration of 5 mg/mL. The total mL given the patient are_________(fill in the blank).
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12 -- the drug comes in 5 mg/mL, and at 10 mg ordered, each dose is 2 mL. 2 mL x 4 doses = 8 mL. The four doses of 5 mg = 4 mL. 4 + 8 = 12.
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