Anesthesia, Resuscitation, and ICU: Q&A
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I was wondering if there might be an anesthesiologist here who could provide a professional, specialist explanation regarding dilution ratios. Specifically, if we say adrenaline is diluted in an ampule at a ratio of 1:1,000, what does that actually represent in terms of the amount of adrenaline (and in which specific units) being mixed with 1,000 units of saline or distilled water?
Furthermore, when we talk about diluting adrenaline at a 1:10,000 ratio, does that mean if I have, say, 3 mL of adrenaline, I should mix it with 7 mL of saline in a 10 mL syringe? Or would it be more like mixing 1 mL of adrenaline with 9 mL of saline?
Thank you!
Furthermore, when we talk about diluting adrenaline at a 1:10,000 ratio, does that mean if I have, say, 3 mL of adrenaline, I should mix it with 7 mL of saline in a 10 mL syringe? Or would it be more like mixing 1 mL of adrenaline with 9 mL of saline?
Thank you!