convert :20 pounds 5 ounces to kilogram correct answer: 1st: need to convert 5 ounces to a fraction of a pound 5 divided by 16=0.31
2nd: 20.31 pounds divided by 2.2=9.23 kg
Note: medication would be calculated based on 9.23 kilograms
DO NOT ROUND TO 9.2
Pediatric specific Calculations corr...
Pediatric Medication Calculations, Calculation Quiz I, IV dosage calculation practice test, HESI Dosage Calculations Practice Exam, Intravenous (IV) calculations, Intravenous Calculations, Questions With Complete Solutions
convert :20 pounds 5 ounces to kilogram correct answer: 1st: need to convert 5 ounces to a fraction of a pound 5 divided by 16=0.31 2nd: 20.31 pounds divided by 2.2=9.23 kg
Note: medication would be calculated based on 9.23 kilograms DO NOT ROUND TO 9.2
Pediatric specific Calculations correct answer: Mg / Kg dosing based on Weight (Kg)
Safe dosing ranges
IV pediatric infusion rates
IV administration of meds via IV pump or Syringe pump.
24 hour fluid calculation
child: 5 years: weight 44 lbs order: famotidine (pepcid) 5 mg IV bid Drug guide: 0.25 mg/Kg q 12 hr IV up to 40mg/day. correct answer: Convert lb t kg: 44 kg= 20 kg
Determine safe dose:
20 kg* 0.25 mg= 5 mg
5 mg is safe meets mg/kg rule and does not
Exceed 40 mg/day 5 mg bid= total of 10 mg/day calculate dose pepcid is provided as 10 mg/ml correct answer: 10 mg/1mL= 5 mg/ X mL
5/10x = 0.5 mL of Pepcid
The Physician order will never say to flush The line correct answer: YOU MUST DO THIS WITH EACH IV MEDICATION
A medication order: 1 L D-5-W IV q 8 h.
If the infusion pump (or administration set) delivers 10 drops/ml, calculate the infusion rate in drops/min. correct answer: 20.8 drops/min
How many fluid ounces (fl.oz,) Robitussin Cough Syrup are there in 2.5 L? correct answer: 84.5 fl. oz.
An ophthalmic solution contains 1 mg dexamethasone phosphate/mL. How many mg dexamethasone phosphate are provided by 2 drops of the solution if the eye dropper delivers 20 drops/mL? correct answer: 0.1 mg
What does it mean when a substance has a specific gravity (Sp. Gr.) of 1.25? correct answer: The ratio of the density of the substance to that of pure water is 1.25 : 1.
Given Info:
Glycerin = 10 mL ZnO = 25 g Ointment base qs 100 g
Sp.gr. of glycerin is 1.25 How many g ointment base need to be weighed? correct answer:
62.5 g
Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) suppository base has a sp. Gr. = 0.86. If 48 mL of melted Cocoa Butter is needed to make a batch
of suppositories, how many grams of unmelted cocoa butter need to be weighed? correct answer: 41.28 g
How many 0.000065 g doses can be prepared from 0.130 g of drug? correct answer: 2000 doses
A RPh fills 3 compounded Rxs using the following quantities of hydromorphone HCl: 1/8 oz., ¼ oz, 1-1/2 oz. How many ounces of drug remain in the original container of 3 oz of drug from which she withdrew the 3 amounts of drug? correct answer: 9/8 oz.
or
1.125 oz.
A RPh had 5 g codeine phosphate which she used in filling 3 Rxs for capsules as follows: viii caps each containing 0.0325 g; xii caps each containing 0.015 g; xviii caps each containing 0.008 g. How much codeine phosphate remained in the RPh's inventory? correct answer: 4.416 g
26 patients out of 2105 patients enrolled in a clinical research protocol reported a headache after 1 dose of the investigational drug. What % of patients reported this adverse event? correct answer: 1.24%
An insulin product contains 100 u/mL. How many mL should be
injected to provide 40 u? correct answer: 0.4 mL
Lanoxin brand of digoxin pediatric elixir contains 0.05 mg dig/mL. If the Rx calls for 0.6 mL po, how many mg of digoxin is the patient receiving per dose? correct answer: 0.03 mg
An industrial formulation specifies 3.25 g diazepam to prepare a
batch of 1250 tabs. How many g diazepam should be used to prepare 350 tablets? correct answer: 0.91 g
A cough syrup contains 10 mg dextromethorphan HBr per tsp. How many mg of the drug are contained in a 4 fl.oz. container? correct answer: If use 5 mL, then 236.8 mg
If use 4.92 mL, then 240.65 mg
An IV solution is adjusted to deliver 15 mg drug per hr. How many mg of the drug is the patient receiving per minute? correct answer: 0.25 mg/min
Filgrastim (Neupogen®), a biotech drug, is available in vials labeled 480 μg/0.8 mL. If a patient receives an injection of 0.5mL, what dose (in μg) did the patient receive? correct answer: 300 mcg
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