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Dosage calculations
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Dosage Calculations
The doctor ordered you to give your patient 500 ml of fluid over 4 hours. You are using a 15 drop set.
What should the IV flow rate be set at? - 31.25 gtt/min
The patient tells you he was weighed in the doctor's office and was told he is 206 lbs. What is his weight
in kilograms? - 93.6 kg
A chi...
Dosage calculations
The doctor ordered you to give your patient 500 ml of fluid over 4 hours. You are using a 15 drop set.
What should the IV flow rate be set at? - 31.25 gtt/min
The patient tells you he was weighed in the doctor's office and was told he is 206 lbs. What is his weight
in kilograms? - 93.6 kg
A child is taking 12 mL of a medication four times per day. If the full bottle contains 480 fluid ml of the
medication, how many days will the bottle last? - 10 days
A child who weighs 55 lb. is to receive 0.05 mg of a drug per kg of body weight per dose. How much of
the drug should the child receive for each dose? - 1.25 mg
A patient is to receive Valium 10 mg TID. The available tablets are labeled 5 mg. How many tabs will you
give? - 2 tabs
The order is for Pen-Vee K 250 mg. The drug label reads Pen-Vee K 125 mg/ml. How much will you give? -
2 mL
The physician orders 5 mg of a drug to be given. You have 2.5 mg tabs available. How many tabs should
you give? - 2 tabs
The physician orders Digoxin 0.5 mg. The drug label reads Digoxin 0.25 mg per tab. What will you give? -
2 tabs
The physician orders Lasix 40 mg. The drug label reads Lasix 20 mg/ml. How many ml will you give? -
2 mL
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