PTCB Practice Exam 4 Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
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A 1-L IV bag contains 1,000,000 units of penicillin G. The flow rate is 25 gtt/min, and the infusion set is labeled 15 gtt/mL. How many units does the patient receive per hour?
A. 100
B. 1500
C. 100,000
D. 250,000 - ANSWERC. 100,000
A 35-kg child is prescribed amoxicillin with a dosage of ...
PTCB Practice Exam 4 Questions & Answers 100%
Correct!!
A 1-L IV bag contains 1,000,000 units of penicillin G. The flow rate is 25 gtt/min, and the infusion set
is labeled 15 gtt/mL. How many units does the patient receive per hour?
A. 100
B. 1500
C. 100,000
D. 250,000 - ANSWERC. 100,000
A 35-kg child is prescribed amoxicillin with a dosage of 10 mg/kg. The pharmacy has in stock
amoxicillin 50 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the child be given in one dose?
A. 3.2
B. 7
C. 15.4
D. 350 - ANSWERB. 7
A 44-lb child is to receive 4 mg of phenytoin per kilogram of body weight daily as an anticonvulsant.
How many milliliters of pediatric phenytoin suspension containing 30 mg per 5 mL should the child
receive?
A. 13.3 mL
B. 50 mL
C. 80 mL
D. 176 mL - ANSWERA. 13.3 mL
A patient presents a prescription and asks that the medication be dispensed in an E-Z open container.
What should be done?
,A. Call the physician to get his or her permission to dispense the medication in an EZ-open container.
B. Check the box in the patient's profile that he or she has requested an E-Z open container.
C. Fill the prescription and dispense it in an E-Z open container.
D. Have the patient sign the back of the prescription indicating that he or she has requested an E-Z
open container. - ANSWERD. Have the patient sign the back of the prescription indicating that he or
she has requested an E-Z open container.
A pharmacy offers a 10% discount on prescriptions for all senior citizens. How much would a senior
citizen pay for a prescription that has a usual and customary price of $75.00?
A. $7.50
B. $60.00
C. $67.50
D. $75.00 - ANSWERC. $67.50
A physician writes a prescription for a generic medication, but the patient requests the brand name
drug. What should the pharmacy technician do?
A. Contact the physician and ask if the brand name drug may be dispensed to the patient.
B. Dispense the brand name drug to the patient.
C. Dispense the brand name drug to the patient but have the patient sign the back of the
prescription acknowledging he or she requested the brand name drug.
D. Dispense the generic drug to the patient. - ANSWERC. Dispense the brand name drug to the
patient but have the patient sign the back of the prescription acknowledging he or she requested the
brand name drug.
An inspector from the state board of pharmacy appears unannounced at your pharmacy on a
Monday morning seeking to examine various pharmacy records. Because of the small confines of the
pharmacy, these records are not readily accessible. What do you do?
A. Because of the confidential nature of these records, you inform the inspector that it would be a
violation of HIPAA regulations.
B. Inform the inspector they are not readily retrievable but you can have them for the inspector in 72
hours.
C. Offer to fax the inspector copies of the required records.
, D. Request that the inspector provide you with a subpoena. - ANSWERB. Inform the inspector they
are not readily retrievable but you can have them for the inspector in 72 hours.
At what temperature should insulin be stored?
A. Below 8° C
B. Between 8° and 15° C
C. Between 15° and 30° C
D. Above 40° C - ANSWERB. Between 8° and 15° C
Convert 10 degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit.
A. -12
B. 32
C. 42
D. 50 - ANSWERD. 50
From two stock solutions, 18% and 42%, you are to prepare 1.5 L of a 34% solution. How many
milligrams of each of the stock solutions do you need?
A. 42%—500; 18%—1000
B. 42%—630; 18%—870
C. 42%—1000; 18%—500
D. 42%—1230; 18%—270 - ANSWERC. 42%—1000; 18%—500
How is a U-100 insulin syringe calibrated?
A. In 1 unit increments
B. In 2 unit increments
C. In 5 unit increments
D. In 10 unit increments - ANSWERB. In 2 unit increments
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