Dosage calculations Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
A patient is to receive Valium 10 mg TID. The available tablets are labeled 5 mg. How
many tabs will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-2 tabs
The physician orders Lasix 40 mg. The drug label reads Lasix 20 mg/ml. How many ml
will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-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? - Answer✔️✔️-2 tabs
You have 15mg/ml of Morphine Sulfate. The order is for 10 mg to be given. How much
should be administered? - Answer✔️✔️-0.67 mL
The physician orders Gentamycin 60 mg IM. The drug label reads Gentamycin 40
mg/mL. How much will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-1.5 mL
The order is for Librium 25 mg IM. The drug label reads Librium 100 mg/2 mL. How
much will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-0.5 mL
The physician orders Digoxin 0.5 mg. The drug label reads Digoxin 0.25 mg per tab.
What will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-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? - Answer✔️✔️-2 mL
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