Pharmacology Math #1
1. Ordered: Digoxin 0.125 mg po. Have: Digoxin .25 mg / tab
2. Ordered: Cipro 500 mg po. Have: Cipro 250 mg / tab
3. Ordered: KCL 20 meq po. Have: KCL 10 meq / tab
4. Ordered: Nystatin 400,000 u. Have: Nystatin 200,000 u / tsp
5. Ordered: Xanax 0.25mg. Have: Xanax 0.5mg / tab
6. Ordered: Decadron 1.5mg. Have: Decadron .75mg / tab
7. Ordered: 25,000 u Heparin in 250 cc D5W to infuse at 10 ml/hr. How many units of Heparin will the patient receive per hour?
8. Ordered: 25,000 u Heparin in 250 cc D5W to infuse at 1100 u/hr. How many ml per hr will the IV pump be set at?
9. Ordered: 25,000 u Heparin in 250 cc D5W at 900 u/hr. How many ml/hr will the IV pump be set at?
10. Ordered: 25,000 u Heparin in 250 cc D5W to infuse at 7 ml/hr. How many units of Heparin will the patient receive per hr?
Answers: 1) 1/2 tab 2) 2 tabs 3) 2 tabs
4) 2 tsp 5) 1/2 tab 6) 2 tabs 7) 1000 u/hr 8) 11 ml/hr 9) 9 ml/hr 10) 700u/hr
I.V. Calculations # 2
11. Ordered: 1000 ml of 0.9% Sodium Chloride @ 50 cc/hr. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset
12. Ordered: 1000 cc D5W @ 32 gtts/min. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset. How many hours will it take for the 1000 cc bottle to infuse?
13. Ordered: 500 cc NS to infuse in 4 hours. Have: 60 gtts/cc microset
14. Ordered: 100 cc D5W to infuse in 30 minutes. Have: 60 gtts/cc microset
15. Ordered: 1000 cc Ringers Lactate q8h. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset
16. Ordered: 3000 cc 0.9% Sodium Chloride over 24 hrs. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset
17. Ordered: D5W @ 75 cc/hr. Have: 1000 cc bottle and 15 gtts/cc venoset
18. Ordered: 500 cc Blood in 2 hrs. Have: 10 gtts/cc venoset
19. Ordered: 50 cc of 5% Normal Albumin to infuse in 15 minutes. Have: 10 gtts/cc venoset
20. Ordered: 500 cc Plasmanate @ 4 ml/min. Have: 10 gtts/cc venoset
Answers: 11) 12 gtts/min. 12) 7.8 or 8.0 hrs. 13) 125 gtts/min. 14) 200 gtts/min. 15) 31 gtts/min. 16) 31 gtts/min. 17) 18.7 or 19 gtts/min. 18) 42 gtts/min. 19) 33 gtts/min. 20) 40 gtts/min.
Pharmacology Math # 3
21. Ordered: Penicillin V 250 mg. Have: Penicillin V 125 mg/5ml in a 40 ml stock vial
22. Ordered: Penicillin G potassium 20,000 u. Have: Penicillin G potassium 100,000 u/5ml
23. Ordered: Penicillin G potassium 200,000 u. Have: Penicillin G potassium 200,000 u/5ml
24. Ordered: Penicillin G benzathine 50,000 u. Have: Penicillin G benzathine 150,000 u/ml in a 10 ml vial
25. Ordered: Dicloxacillin 125 mg. Have: Dicloxacillin 62.5 mg/5ml
26. Ordered: Cyancobalamin 10 mcg. Have: Cyancobalamin 30 mcg/ml
27. Ordered: Demerol 80 mg. Have: Demerol 100 mg/ml
28. Ordered: Procainamide HCl 25 mg. Have: Procainamide HCl 100 mg/ml
29. Ordered: Quinine HCl 125mg. Have: Quinine HCl 100 mg/ml in a 5 ml ampule
30. Ordered: Methozamine HCl 0.015 Gm. Have: Methozamine HCl 10 mg/ml
Answers: 21) 10 ml. 22) 1 ml. 23) 5 ml.
24) .3 ml. 25) 10 ml. 26) .3 ml. 27) .8 ml. 28) .25 or .3 ml. 29) 1.25 or 1.3
ml. 30) 1.5 ml
Pharmacology Math # 4
31. Ordered: Halfan 500 mg po q6h. Have: Halfan 250 mg/tab
32. Ordered: Demerol 75 mg IM. Have: Demerol 50 mg/cc
33. Ordered: Kanamucin 15 mg/Kg. Have: Kanamycin .25 Gm/2ml. Patient weighs 11 lbs.
34. Ordered: Zofran .15mg/Kg IV. Have: Zofran 2 mg/ml. Patient weighs 120 lbs.
35. Ordered: Ampicillin 50 mg/Kg/day po in divided doses q6h. Have: Ampicillin 100 mg/ml. Child weighs 30 lbs. How much will be given for a single dose?
36. Ordered: Quinidine Sulfate 400 mg po qd. Have: Quinidine Sulfate .2 Gm/tab
37. Ordered: Garamycin 60 mg IM. Have: Garamycin 80 mg/cc
38. Ordered: Keflex 1 Gm. po q6h. Have: Keflex 250 mg/cap
39. Ordered: 1 oz. of Maalox. Have: 1 Tbsp.
40. Ordered: Drink 1 gallon of fluid per day. Have: one 8 oz cup
Answers: 31) 2 tabs. 32) 1.5 ml. 33) .6 ml. 34) 4.1 ml. 35) 1.7 ml. 36) 2 tabs. 37) .75 or .8 cc. 38) 4 cap. 39) 2 Tbs. 40) 16 cups
Pharmacology Math # 5
41. Ordered:Dimelor 1.5 Gm. q a.m. @ 7:30. Have: Dimelor 500 mg./tab
42. Ordered: Lithostat 10 mg/kg/day. Have: Lithostat 250 mg/tab. Patient weighs 55 lbs.
43. Ordered: Charcotabs 520 mg. po stat. Have: Charcotabs 260 mg/tab.
44. Ordered: Zovirax 5 mg/kg. IM q8h x 5 days. Have: Zovirax 500 mg/1ml. IM injection. Patient weighs 135 lbs.
45. Ordered: Allopurinol 300 mg. po qd. Have: Allopurinol 100 mg/tab
46. Ordered: Xanax .25 mg po bid. Have: Xanax .5 mg/tab.
47. Ordered: Amphojel 5 ml po 1hr. pc. Have: 1 tsp. at home
48. Ordered: Corophyllin 500 mg q6h pr. Have: Corophyllin 250 mg. rectal supp.
49. Ordered: Elavil 15 mg. IM qid. Have: Elavil 10 mg/1ml
50. Ordered: Norvasc 5 mg. po qd. Have: Norvasc 2.5 mg/tab
51. Ordered: MOM 30 cc. po hs. Have: 1 tablespoon at home
52. Ordered: 4000 cc fluid/day. Have: 1 quart container at home
53. Ordered: Decadron .25 mg. po bid. Have: Decadron .5 mg/tab
54. Ordered: Dexedrine 20 mg. po bid. Have: Dexedrine elix 5 mg/5ml.
Answers: 41) 3 tabs. 42) 1 tab 43) 2 tabs 44) .6 cc. 45) 3 tabs 46) .5 tab 47) 1 tsp 48) 2 supp 49) 1.5 ml 50) 2 tabs 51) 2 Tbs. 52) 4 quarts 53) .5 tab 54) 20 ml
Pharmacology Math # 6
55. Ordered: Lopid .6 Gm po. Have: Lopid 600 mg/tab
56. Ordered: Colace 50 mg po. Have: Colace 100 mg/cap
57. Ordered: Proventil 8 mg po stat. Have: Proventil 4 mg/tab
58. Ordered: Amikin 325 mg IV. Have: Amikin 1Gm/4cc
59. Ordered: Azulfidine 1000 mg. Have: Azulfidine 500 mg/tab
60. Ordered: Norpace .3 Gm po qd. Have: Norpace 150 mg/tab
61. Ordered: Tylenol .5 Gm liquid po q4h prn. Have: Tylenol 1000mg/30cc
62. Ordered: Pen-Vee K 125 mg po q8h. Have: Pen-Vee K 250 mg/tab
63. Ordered: Diabinese .3 Gm po qd. Have: Diabinese 100 mg/tab
64. Ordered: Adrenalin .4 mg sc stat. Have: Adrenalin 1mg/cc
65. Ordered: Demerol 50 mg IM q6h prn. Have: Demerol 25 mg/.5cc
66. Ordered: Chloral Hydrate .75 Gm po x 1. Have: Chloral Hydrate 250 mg/5 cc
67. Ordered: Unipen 250 mg po bid x 2 days. Have: Unipen 500 mg/tab
68. Ordered: Diabinese .25 Gm po daily. Have: Diabinese 100 mg/tab
Answers: 55) 1 cap 56) 1/2 cap 57) 2 tab 58) 1.3cc 59) 2 tab 60) 2 cap 61) 15 cc 62) .5 tab 63) 3 tab 64) .4 cc 65) 1 cc 66) 15 cc 67) 1/2 tab 68) 2.5 tab
I.V.Calculations # 7
69. Ordered: 1000 cc Lactated Ringers to infuse in 8 hrs. Have: 60 gtts/cc microset.
70. Ordered: 175 cc D51/2 NS to infuse in 1hr. Have: 10 gtts/cc venoset
71. Ordered: 200 cc Lactated Ringers to infuse in 1 hr. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset
72. Ordered: D5W 1000 cc per 24 hrs. Have: 60 gtts/cc microset
73. Ordered: 1/2 NS to infuse @ 125 cc/hr. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset
74. Ordered: D5 NS 150 cc/hr. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset
75. Ordered: 1000 cc NS to infuse in 10 hrs. Have: 60 gtts/cc microset
76. Ordered: 250 cc. Vancomycin to infuse in 2 hrs. Have: I - Med Pump. You will set the I - Med Pump at how many cc/hr?
77. Ordered: 100 cc NS/ hr. Have: 1000 cc bag of NS. How many hours will it take for the bag to infuse?
78. Ordered: 1000 cc D5W at 32 gtts/min. Have: 15 gtts/cc venoset. How many hours will the I.V. take to infuse?
Answers: 69) 125 gtts/min 70) 29 gtts/min 71) 50 gtts/min 72) 40 gtts/ min 73) 31 gtts/min 74) 38 gtts/min 75) 100 gtts/min 76) 125 cc/hr 77) 10 hrs 78) approx. 8 hrs
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