Deck 4: Calculating Drug Doses

Question 1

One standard teaspoon is the equivalent to how many milliliters?

A)1
B)5
C)10
D)15

Answer 1

5

Question 2

A physician orders 12 mg of medication to be delivered to your patient.If 30 mL of the solution contains 20 mg of active drug,how many milliliters will you need to administer?

A)1.8
B)18
C)0.18
D)0.018

Answer 2

18

Question 3

How many cubic centimeters do you need for a 2.5-mg dose of Drug A,using a 0.1% solution?

A)2.5
B)25
C)0.25
D)0.025

Answer 3

2.5

Question 4

You have atropine 0.4 mg/mL in a vial of liquid.How many milliliters would be needed for a 1.0-mg dose?

A)0.25
B)2.5
C)5
D)10

Question 5

You have 80 mg of phenobarbital in 20 mL of phenobarbital elixir.How many milliliters of elixir would you use to give a 20-mg dose?

A)0.5
B)5
C)15
D)10

Question 6

How much 20% acetylcysteine solution would you need to prepare 5 mL of a 6% solution?

A)0.15 mL
B)1.5 mL
C)15 mL
D)5 mL

Question 7

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/10?

A)Micro
B)Milli
C)Centi
D)Deci

Question 8

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/1000?

A)Micro
B)Milli
C)Centi
D)Deci

Question 9

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/100?

A)Micro
B)Milli
C)Centi
D)Deci

Question 10

A physician orders 3 mL of an 8% drug solution.You have only a 10% solution available.How many milliliters of 10% solution do you need to make the new 8% solution?

A)0.24 mL
B)2.6 mL
C)24 mL
D)12.4 mL

Question 11

You administer 0.5 mL of a 1:200 strength drug;how many milligrams of active ingredient are you giving?

A)0.25 mg
B)2.5 mg
C)25 mg
D)12.5 mg

Question 12

One cubic centimeter is equivalent to how many milliliters?

A)0.1
B)1
C)10
D)100

Question 13

Exosurf,a surfactant agent,is administered on a dosage schedule of 5 mL/kg body weight.If a premature infant weighs 1400 g,how many milliliters should be administered?

A)5
B)7
C)9
D)11

Question 14

You have 3 mg/mL of active ingredient;what is the percent solution of this medication?

A)3%
B)0.3%
C)30%
D)13%

Question 15

One milliliter (mL)is equivalent to how many drops (gtts)of liquid?

A)4
B)8
C)16
D)20

Question 16

A physician orders 5 mL of a medication to be administered to your patient.If the drug is supplied as 10 mg in 20 mL of solution,how many milligrams of active drug will you be giving?

A)2.5
B)5
C)7.5
D)10

Question 17

A dosage schedule for pediatric use of albuterol (0.5%)is 0.03 mL/kg.You have a 22-lb,12-month-old patient in the emergency department.How many milliliters of solution will you need?

A)0.3 mL
B)3 mL
C)30 mL
D)0.03 mL

Question 18

A physician orders 3 mL of 0.83% albuterol.How many milligrams of medication would you administer?

A)25 mg
B)0.25 mg
C)2.5 mg
D)5 mg

Question 19

Atrovent is supplied as a 0.02% solution.If you administer 2.5 mL to a patient,how many milligrams are you giving?

A)0.02
B)0.5
C)1
D)2

Question 20

Penicillin is supplied as 600,000 U/mL.A physician orders 1,800,000 U to be injected.How many milliliters does the patient need to receive?

A)1
B)3
C)5
D)10

Question 21

Which of the following Greek terms means 10?

A)Deca
B)Hecto
C)Kilo

Question 22

Which of the following metric system terms is associated with volume?

A)Meter
B)Liter
C)Gram

Question 23

Which of the following metric system terms is associated with mass?

A)Meter
B)Liter
C)Gram

Question 24

Which of the following metric system terms is associated with length?

A)Meter
B)Liter
C)Gram

Question 25

Which of the following Greek terms means 100?

A)Deca
B)Hecto
C)Kilo

Question 26

Which of the following Greek terms means 1000?

A)Deca
B)Hecto
C)Kilo

Question 27

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/1,000,000?

A)Micro
B)Milli
C)Centi
D)Deci