Deck 4: Conversions and Calculations Used by Pharmacy Technicians

Question 1

MMMXXXVII = ____

A)3037
B)3307
C)137
D)337

Answer 1

A
MMM = 3000; XXX = 30; VII = 7.

Question 2

CMLII = ____

A)1152
B)152
C)952
D)852

Answer 2

C
CM = 900; L = 50; II = 2.

Question 3

A patient is to receive 405 ml of an IV infusion over a period of 9 hours.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 4 gtt/ml.How many drops per minute should the patient receive? ____ gtt/min

A)2
B)180
C)11.25
D)3

Answer 3

3

Question 4

Acetaminophen elixir contains 250 mg of APAP per 2 ml.How many milligrams of APAP are in 15 ml of the elixir? ____ mg

A)1875
B)0.12
C)33.33
D)1.875

Question 5

CI = ____

A)51
B)101
C)501
D)11

Question 6

The physician orders 500 ml of a drug solution to be administered at a rate of 20 gtt/min.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 15 gtt/ml.How long will it take to administer the entire infusion? ____ hours

A)6.5
B)6.25
C)1.6
D)10

Question 7

A medication contains 5.25 g of a drug in power form.If 5 ml of sterile water is added to the drug,how many milligrams of the drug will be contained in 1 ml of solution (assuming that the powder does not add volume to the final solution)? ____ mg

A)2.6
B)26.25
C)1050
D)1.05

Question 8

A medication is supplied in a 400 mg scored tablet.A physician prescribes 200 mg every 6 hours for 14 days.How many tablets will be dispensed for the entire course of therapy? ____ tablets

A)28
B)56
C)12
D)42

Question 9

A recommended dose for administration of a medication is 21 mg/lb/day.How many milligrams of this drug must be administered daily to a 115 kg adult? ____ mg/day

A)253
B)1097.7
C)2415
D)5313

Question 10

A medication is labeled as having 351 mg/9 ml.A physician writes an order for 58.5 mg of the medication to be given every 4 hours.How many milliliters of the drug will be dispensed for a 10-day supply? ____ ml

A)100
B)76
C)120
D)90

Question 11

The recommended dose of a medication for a pediatric patient is 32 mg/kg/day.How many milligrams must be given daily to a 42 lb child? ____ mg/day

A)1344
B)1.31
C)295
D)611

Question 12

MCMXLIX = ____

A)1856
B)1959
C)19,049
D)1949

Question 13

A recommended dose for the administration of a drug is 15 mg/lb/day in three divided doses.How many milligrams of this drug must be administered for one dose to a 90 kg adult? ____ mg

A)613.6
B)990
C)1350
D)450

Question 14

A physician orders 10.5 mg of morphine sulfate to be administered to a patient.Morphine is labeled 7 mg/ml.How many milliliters are required to fill the order? ____ ml

A)73.5
B)1.5
C)7.35
D)15

Question 15

An IV piggyback containing 6 g of drug in 190 ml is to be infused over 2 hours.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 12 gtt/ml.How many drops per minute should be administered? ____ gtt/min

A)95
B)19
C)7.9
D)2.6

Question 16

A vial contains 1.125 g of Unasyn in 5 ml of solution.How many milligrams of Unasyn are contained in 4.7 ml of solution? ____ mg

A)1057.5
B)5.2875
C)4.177
D)1.20

Question 17

DLXXXIV = ____

A)569
B)634
C)584
D)1037

Question 18

The physician orders 392 ml of D₅W solution to be administered over a 14-hour period.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 15 gtt/ml.How many drops per minute should the patient receive? ____ gtt/min

A)12
B)2
C)7
D)1.9

Question 19

An IV infusion containing 945 ml is to be administered at a drop rate of 84 gtt/min.The IV set is calibrated to deliver 18 gtt/ml.How long will it take to administer the entire infusion? ____ hours

A)3.4
B)20.2
C)1.6
D)5

Question 20

A recommended dose for the administration of a drug is 22 mg/kg/day.How many milligrams of this drug must be administered per day to a 220 lb adult? ____ mg

A)2200
B)10
C)4840
D)10648