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When we start our own patients on a diet, we give them a prescription for 10 mEq per day of potassium, which equates to about 5 of the over-the-counter 99 mg versions.

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Serum lactic acid was 1.5 mEq/L ad CPK was 84 U/L.

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One mEq of chloride equals about 35 mg. 35 mg times 100 equals 3500 mg.

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A normal value for chloride as a component of an electrolyte panel common lab measurement of blood that doctors often look at is about 100 mEq/L.

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One teaspoon is about 4000 mg, so 100 mEq of chloride is a little less than one teaspoon.

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- It does not contain much KCl (5 mEq/litre), but sufficient for short term use.

Chapter 4 1993

Bicarbonate: 10 mmol = 10 mEq per ampoule of 10 ml

Chapter 4 1993

Chloride (Cl -): 1.7 mmol per litre (1.7 mEq), solution

Chapter 4 1993

IU = international unit mEq = milliequivalent mmol = millimol ml = millilitre (1 cc = 1ml) tsp = teaspoon (= 5ml)

Chapter 3 1993

- Ionic composition: Sodium (Na+): 154 mmol per litre (154 mEq)

Chapter 4 1993