You need to prepare 1,400 units of heparin for a patient. Your pharmacy has heparin 1,000 units/mL in
stock. How many milliliters will you dispense?
Select one:
0.14
1.4
14
140 - 1.4
Calculate how many milliliters of drug the patient will receive at each dose for the following order:
Order:...
Dosage Calculations Exam
You need to prepare 1,400 units of heparin for a patient. Your pharmacy has heparin 1,000 units/mL in
stock. How many milliliters will you dispense?
Select one:
0.14
1.4
14
140 - 1.4
Calculate how many milliliters of drug the patient will receive at each dose for the following order:
Order: Vancomycin
Give 500 mg q6h IV
On hand: Vancomycin 0.5 g/10 mL
Select one:
0.1
1
10
25 - 10
Mr. Doran is prescribed methotrexate. The dosage range of the med for his condition is 0.625 - 2.5
mg/kg/day. If he weighs 165 lb, what is the range, in mg, that Mr. Doran can safely take? Round to the
nearest milligram.
Select one:
23 - 93 mg
47 - 187 mg
94 - 374 mg
103 - 412 mg - 47 - 187 mg
, Ms. Garza is prescribed a med with a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg BID. If she weighs 176 lb, how many
milligrams will Ms. Garza receive per day?
Select one:
100 mg
200 mg
400 mg
880 mg - 400 mg
Mrs. Gold brings in a prescription for her daughter, Jessica. What question should you ask Mrs. Gold in
order to calculate Jessica's dosage?
Select one:
What is Jessica's height?
How much does Jessica weigh?
What is Jessica's fat composition?
May I have Jessica's water composition please? - How much does Jessica weigh?
Mr. Parot weighs 209 lbs and is prescribed a med with a dosage of 120 mg/kg in 4 divided doses. How
many milligrams will Mr. Parot receive per day?
Select one:
2,850 mg
3,800 mg
5,700 mg
11,400 mg - 11,400 mg
Olivia is ordered cephalexin 25 mg/kg PO every 12 hours for 7 days. She weighs 25 kg. How many
milligrams will Olivia receive per dose?
Select one:
284 mg
625 mg
1,250 mg
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