ATI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS –STUDY GUIDE(LATEST)
1: Mr. Cooper is in the critical care unit and requires sedation for an emergency procedure. The prescription reads midazolam (Versed) 10 mcg/kg intravenous now. The patient weighs 220 pounds. How many micrograms of Versed do you give Mr. Cooper?
A: ...
ATI DOSAGE CALCULATIONS –STUDY GUIDE(LATEST)
1: Mr. Cooper is in the critical care unit and requires sedation for an
emergency procedure. The prescription reads midazolam (Versed) 10 mcg/kg
intravenous now. The patient weighs 220 pounds. How many micrograms of
Versed do you give Mr. Cooper?
A: 22 mcg.
B: 1,000 mcg.
C: 100 mcg.
D: 2,200 mcg.
2: You are preparing to give Mr. Hamptou his Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate)
100 mg PO daily as prescribed. The pharmacy sends up Lipitor 50-mg
tablets. How many tablets do you give to Mr. Hamptou?
A: 2 tablets.
B: 1 tablet.
C: None; the pharmacy sent up the wrong medication.
D: None; the prescription is for capsules and the pharmacy sent up
tablets.
3: Prescription: Synthroid, generic name levothyroxine, 100 mcg PO daily. 50
mcg =
0.05 mg. The pharmacy sends up a 0.1-mg tablet of Synthroid. Is this the
correct dose?
A: No, it should be 0.5 mg.
B: Yes, this is the correct dose.
C: Yes, but you should give one-half of the tablet daily.
D: No, you cannot convert micrograms to milligrams.
4: Prescription: Lamivudine 30 mg by mouth. Have: Lamivudine oral solution
= 10 mg/mL. How much will you give?
A: 300 mL.
B: 30 mL.
C: 3.33 mL.
D: 3 mL.
, 5: Prescription: Indomethacin 20 mg by mouth every morning. Have:
Indomethacin oral suspension = 25 mg/5 mL. How much Indomethacin will
you give each morning?
A: 3 mL.
B: 4 mL.
C: 5 mL.
D: 100 mL.
6: Prescription: Valproic acid 400 mg by mouth now. Have: Valproic acid oral
syrup = 250mg/5 mL. How much valproic acid will you give?
A: 8 mL.
B: 3.125 mL.
C: 20 mL.
D: 5 mL.
7: Prescription: Albuterol 1.6 mg by mouth. Have: Albuterol oral syrup = 2
mg/5 mL. How much will you give?
A: 6 mL.
B: 5 mL.
C: 4 mL.
D: 3 mL.
8: Prescription: Amprenivir 450 mg by mouth. Have: Amprenivir 150-mg
capsules. How many capsules of Amprenivir will you give?
A: 2
capsules. B:
3 capsules.
C: 4
capsules.
D: 5 capsules.
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