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c/reconstitution·submitted 1 year ago by u/spain_receta

[Discussion] we are measuring units at the wrong time and calling it noise

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we are measuring units at the wrong time and calling it noise. Not a hot take, just something I have not seen said plainly here. Adding more water does not change how much peptide is in the vial. It changes the concentration, which changes the volume you draw for the same amount. That is the entire relationship. Why…

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u/vial_math_veraMOD543 points·1 year ago

Corrected the concentration in the title, which contradicted the body. Nothing else touched.

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u/viktor_kirchner-9 points·1 year ago

units are a volume on a U-100 syringe, not a dose

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u/priya_weiss1 point·1 year ago

Careful — that arithmetic is wrong. 5mg in 2mL is 2.5mg/mL, so 2mg draws to 80 units, not what you wrote.

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u/spain_recetaOP1 point·1 year ago

5mg into 3mL is 1.67mg/mL, and 1.5mg of that is 90 units

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u/kavya_radich1 point·1 year ago

Show the arithmetic — where did the unit figure come from?

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u/arto_falk1 point·1 year ago

do the arithmetic before you reconstitute, not while holding a syringe

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