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Dosage Calculation Practice Problems
Ordered: 24 mg over 8 hours
Available: 96 mg/4 mL
What drip rate (mL/hr)? - (24/96)4 = (0.25)4 = 1 mL
1 mL / 8 hrs = 0.125 mL/hr
Ordered: 1 spray bid
Available: 64 mcg per inhalation
How many mg will the patient receive in one week? - 64 mcg x 2 = 128 mcg per day
128 x 7 = 896 mcg per week
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Dosage calculation practice problems
Ordered: 24 mg over 8 hours
Available: 96 mg/4 mL
What drip rate (mL/hr)? - (24/96)4 = (0.25)4 = 1 mL
1 mL / 8 hrs = 0.125 mL/hr
Ordered: 1 spray bid
Available: 64 mcg per inhalation
How many mg will the patient receive in one week? - 64 mcg x 2 = 128 mcg per day
128 x 7 = 896 mcg per week
896/1000 = 0.896 mg per week
Ordered: 100 mg
Available: 0.05 g tablets - 0.05 g = 50 mg
100/50 = 2 tablets
Ordered: 117 mg/kg over 12 hours
Available: 260 mg/3 mL
Patient weighs 220 lbs
What drip rate (mL/hr)? - 220 lbs/2.2 = 100 kg
117 x 100 = 11700 mg
(11700/260)3 = 45 mL over 12 hrs
45/12 = 3.75 mL/hr
3.5 x 3 = 10.5 tablets
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