drug calc 2016 - Flashcards

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1,000,000 mcg

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1 gram

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1,000 mcg

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1 miligram

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1,000 miligrams

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1 gram

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1000 g

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1 kg

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1000 mililiters

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1 liter

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1 cubic centimeter

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1 mL

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8 fl oz

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1 standard measuring cup

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16 fl oz

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1 pt

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32 fl oz (4 answers)

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2 pt, 1 liter, 1 quart, 960 ml

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4 quarts

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1 gallon

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5 ml

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1 teaspoon

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15 ml

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1 Tablespoon

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30 ml

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1 oz

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240 ml

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1 standard measuring cup

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1 kg or 1000 g

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2.2 lbs

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2.5 cm

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1 inch

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1 fl oz

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30 ml

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1 quart

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1 liter

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5 g= how many mg?

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5000

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9 mg= how many mcg?

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9000

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10 mcg= how many mg?

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0.01

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0.5 g= how many mg?

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500

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change 2 qt to oz

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64

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change 128 oz to L

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4

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Change 16 oz to ml

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480

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5 oz=how many ml?

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150

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200 ml= how many oz? (round to nearest tenth)

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6.7

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36 gtt= how many ml?

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2.4

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3 g= how many mg?

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3000

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2 kg= how many dag?

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200

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4 L= how many dL?

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40

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1200 ml- how many L?

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1.2

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150 cm= how many M?

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1.5

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400 dag= how many g?

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4000

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4 t= how many ml?

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20

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6 T= how many t?

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18

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32 oz= how many measuring cups?

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4

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3t= how many ml?

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15

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Furosemide 50mg IV push now. Available: furosemide 40 mg/10 ml How many mL will you give? round to nearest tenth

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12.5

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Medication order: atropine 0.3 mg available: 0.5 mg/ml how many ml will you administer? round to nearest tenth

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0.6

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Medication order: penicillin 1.3 million units stat available: penicillin vial labeled 10,000,000 units/10 ml how many ml will you administer? round to nearest tenth

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1.3

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medication order: ampicillin suspension 275 mg q6h available: ampicillin suspension 50 mg/ml how many ml will you administer? round to nearest tenth

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5.5

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Medication order: Procan SR 1 g PO q6hAvailable: Procan SR 500 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer?

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2

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Medication order: Erythromycin 125 mg via gastric tube tidAvailable: Erythromycin 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth.

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2.5

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Medication order: Unipen 750 mg IM q6h Available: Unipen 1 g/2.5 mL after it has been reconstituted. How many mL of the reconstituted solution will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth.

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1.9

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Medication order: Capoten 100 mgAvailable: Capoten 0.1 g tablets. How many tablets will you administer?

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1

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Medication order: Vistaril 20 mg IM nowAvailable: Vistaril 25 mg/mL. How many mL will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth.

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0.8

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Medication order: Zaroxolyn 7.5 mg PO bidAvailable: Zaroxolyn 5 mg tablets. How many tablets will you administer? Round to the nearest tenth.

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1.5

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Medication order: 50 mg/kg/day Patient weight: 85.8 pounds The patient will receive ____ mg/day.

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1950

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Medication order: 90 mg/kg/day Patient weight: 94 pounds The patient will receive ____ mg/day.

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3845.45

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Medication order: 100 mg/kg/day Patient weight: 60 pounds The patient will receive _____ mg/day.

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2727.27

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Child's BSA: 1.1 m2 Order: Betamethasone 4 mg/m2/day PO, divided into four doses Available: Syrup 0.6 mg/5 mL How many milliliters will you administer per dose?

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3.66

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Order: 20 mg of a medication by mouth tid Patient weight: 132 pounds (60 kg) Safe dose range: 1 to 3 mg/kg/day This is a safe medication order.

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yes

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The BSA of a 5-year-old patient is 0.9 m2. Medication order: Carmustine 75 mg/m2 every day times 2 days Available: 100 mg/10 mL vial The patient would receive a dose of _____ mL/day times 2 days.

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6.75

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Order: 35 mg of a medication by mouthtid Patient weight: 99 pounds Safe dose range: 2 to 4 mg/kg/day This is a safe medication orde

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yes

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The BSA of a patient who is 3 years old is 0.62 m2. Medication order: Daunorubicin 25 mg/m2 weekly Available: 2 mg/mL in 25 mL vial The patient would receive a dose of _____ mg/week. Round to the nearest tenth.

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15.5

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Patient weight: 76 pounds (34 kg) Safe dose range: 45 to 65 mg/kg/day Minimum safe dose: 1534 mg/day Maximum safe dose: 2210 mg/day Medication order: 500 mg PO qid This is a safe medication order.

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yes

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Patient weight: 45 pounds (20.45 kg) Safe dose range: 15 to 22 mg/kg/day Minimum safe dose: 306.81 mg/day Maximum safe dose: 449.90 mg/day Medication order: 60 mg PO qid This is a safe medication order.

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no

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Medication order: Provachol (pravastatin sodium) 30 mg given STAT Drug available: Provachol 10 mg tablets How many tablets will you give?

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3

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Medication order: Augmentin (amoxicillin/clavulanate) 800 mg oral suspension q12h Drug available: Augmentin 200 mg/5 mL How many mL will the nurse give?

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20

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The patient is to have 200 mL total of a 25% solution of Isocal through his feeding tube qid. You have available Isocal full strength in 200 mL containers. How much water is needed to have a 25% solution?

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150

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Ceclor is available in 125 mg/5 mL. The dose to be administered is for 450 mg. How many milliliters will be administered?

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18

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Medication order: Diabinese 0.1 g PO daily The drug container label reads: Diabinese 100 mg/tablet How many tablets will you give?

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1

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Medication order: Cephalexin 375 mg PO tid How many grams will the patient receive each 24 hours? Round to the nearest tenth.

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1.1

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A STAT dose of 20 mg of a drug is ordered for a patient. The drug comes in 5 and 10 mg tablets. There are no 10 mg tablets on hand. How many tablets will the nurse give?

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4

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A total daily dosage of sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) for a patient is 2 g to be administered in two equal doses. The medicine is available in 200 mg tablets. How many tablets should be given for each dose?

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5

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An individual is taking cough suppressant that contains codeine 10 mg in 5 mL. If the individual took 12 tsp of the medication during a 24-hour period, approximately how many milligrams of codeine would have been taken?

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120

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You are working at a long-term care unit, and you need to prepare your tube feeding for the next shift. You need to prepare a 35% Ensure solution. You have available full-strength Ensure. Your total feeding will be 300 mL of a 35% preparation How many milliliters of water will you need to complete your feeding solution?

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195

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Medication order: morphine sulfate 1/6 gr subQ Drug available: morphine sulfate 10 mg/2 mL How many mL will you give?

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2

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Medication order: heparin 2500 units/hr Drug available: heparin 20,000 units in 250 mL D5W At what rate will you set your pump?

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31.25

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Medication order: heparin 5000 units subQ every 12 hours Drug available: heparin 10,000 units/2 mL How many mL will you administer?

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1

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Medication order: atropine 0.4 mg subQ on call for surgery Drug available: atropine 0.4 mg per 2 mL How many mL will you administer?

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2

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Penicillin G Procaine (Wycillin) contains 300,000 units/mL. How many units would there be in 2.5 mL?

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750000

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A patient has an order for 200 mg q8h of cimetidine (Tagamet) to be administered intramuscularly. The vial of 8 mL contains 300 mg per 2 mL. How many mL would you give q8h? Round to the nearest tenth.

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1.3

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1,000,000 units/5 mL. If a patient has an order for 500,000 units of penicillin IM, how many mL of the medication should be administered? Round to the nearest tenth.

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2.5

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The preoperative order is for atropine sulfate 0.15 mg. The supply of atropine sulfate is 0.4 mg/mL. How many mL will you prepare? Round to the nearest tenth.

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0.4

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Medication order: Vistaril 20 mg IM q4h PRN for nausea The 10 mL vial that you have available is labeled 25 mg/mL. How many mL will you draw up to give? Round to the nearest tenth.

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0.8

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Medication order: Haldol 3 mg IM q6h PRN for agitation The 1 mL vial that you have available is labeled 5 mg/mL. How many mL will you draw up to give? Round to the nearest tenth.

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0.6

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You have an IV infusing at 125 mL/hr. How long will it take 1500 mL to infuse?

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12

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Medication order: Rocephin 1 g IV every 12 hours over 30 minutes Available: rocephin 1 g in 150 mL NS At what rate would you set your pump?

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5

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A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine is labeled 20 mg/mL. How many milliliters should be administered?

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5

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An infusion pump is set to administer 75 mL/hr to a patient. How many hours will it take for the patient to receive 600 mL of fluid?

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8

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Medication order: 40 mEq of potassium chloride to be added to a 1000 mL intravenous solution The potassium chloride is available in a solution of 5 mEq/mL. How many milliliters should be added to the solution?

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8

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The IV order is for 1.5 L of D5NS to be infused over 12 hours. The IV will be administered through an electronic pump. What will be the hourly flow rate?

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125

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The IV order is for D5W to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute (gtt/min) should the IV be regulated?

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17

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Medication order: Erythromycin 200 mg in 250 mL D5W to infuse over 1 hour. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute (gtt/min).

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42

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Medication order: Garamycin 80 mg IVPB over 30 minutes. Available: Garamycin (gentamicin sulfate) 80 mg in 50 mL of D5W. Calculate the flow rate in mL/hr.

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100

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The IV order is for 3000 mL of D5W over 24 hours. The IV will be administered through an electronic pump. What will be the hourly flow rate?

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125

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Medication on hand: Heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL How many units per mL?

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50

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Medication on hand: Insulin 50 units in 100 mL How many units per mL?

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0.5

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Medication on hand: Insulin 75 units in 125 mL How many units per mL?

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0.6

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Medication order: Insulin 15 units in 500 mL, infuse at 0.06 units/min How many mL per hour do you need to infuse to deliver 0.06 units/min?

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120

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Medication order: Aminophylline 1 gram in 250 mL,infuse 25 mg/hr How many mL per hour must you infuse to deliver 25 mg/hr?

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6.25

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Medication order: Heparin 25,000 units in 500 mL, infuse 4000 units/hr How many mL per hour do you need to infuse to deliver 4000 units/hr?

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80

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Medication order: Alteplase 80 mg in 150 mL, infuse at 6 mL/hr How many milligrams has the patient received in 8 hours?

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25.6

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Medication order: Heparin 15,000 units in 200 mL, infuse at 30 mL/hr How many units of medication has the patient received in 4 hours?

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9000

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Medication order: Lidocaine 8 mg in 250 mL, infuse at 10 mcg/min How many mL per hour do you need to infuse to deliver 10 mcg/min?

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18.88... 18.75

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Medication order: Lidocaine 2 grams in 1000 mL, infuse 0.02 mg/kg/min Patient weight: 206 pounds How many mL per hour do you need to infuse to deliver 0.02 mg/kg/min?

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56.18

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Medication order: Lidocaine 1 gram in 1000 mL, infuse 0.04 mcg/kg/min Patient weight: 155 pounds How many mL per hour do you need to infuse to deliver 0.04 mcg/kg/min?

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0.17

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