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Med math practice Questions with Complete SolutionsYour medical control orders you to give 25mg of Diphenhydramine to
your patient having a mild allergic reaction. It comes packaged as
50mg/Iml in a vial. How many mls do you draw up? Correct Answer-
50mg/Iml-25mg/xml
50x-25 x-25/50 x=.5ml
Micro drip set Correct Answer-60gtts
Lidocane Correct Answer-Infusion Rates (Drops/Min):
(Volume on hand) x (Drip factor) x (Desired dose) over Dosage on hand
The Lidocaine Clock Correct Answer-60gtts=4mg (Twelve)
15gtts =Img (Three)
30gtts = 2mg (Six)
45gtts =3mg (Nine)
Your medical control has ordered you to hang a lidocaine drip for your
patient. Their orders are for you to give your 154 lbs patient 2 mg/mins.
You have 2 grams of lidocaine, a 500 ml bag of ns and a mircrodrip set.
How many drips do you need per minute? Correct Answer-500mlx
60gtts x 2mg per min/2000mg
30,000 x 2/2000 60,000/2000
30gtts/min
, Volume to be administered Correct Answer-(Volume on hand) x
(Desired dose) over Dosage on hand
Macro drip set Correct Answer-10gtts
You need to give amiodarone to your patient per your protocol you take
150 mg of amiodarone and mix it into 100 mL bag of ns
It needs to be given over 10 minutes with a microdrip set. How many
drips per minute will you set your drip chamber to? Correct Answer-
100cc x 60gtts/10min
6000/10 = 600gtts/min
Fluid over time (Drops/Min) Correct Answer-(Volume ordered) x (Drip
factor) over
Time in Minutes
Dopamine Correct Answer-dose (mcg) x weight(kg) x drip set (gtts)
over Total concentration (mcg)
Your 75 yom patient is requiring morphine sulfate. Medical control
wants to 5 you mg IV. Morphine sulfate comes in a vial 4 mg/ml. How
many mls do you need? Correct Answer-4mg/Iml =5mg/xml
4x= 1 x 5 4x=5 x=5/4
x=1.25ml
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