Question 1

Mr Robson is ordered 2 grams Amoxycillin/day, to be given 6/24. How many capsules/dose should he receive if stock is 250 mg/capsule?

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Question 2

Natalie is to have 1.5 grams of drug B per m² of body surface area/day. If her body surface area is 0.66 m², and this medication is to be given QID. How many mg/dose should she receive?

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Question 3

Daisy, who weighs 22 kg, is to have 20 mg/kg/day of drug C. This medication is to be given 6/24 and is available as a mixture with a concentration of 10 mg/ml. What volume/dose should she be given?

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Question 4

Mandy is to have 0.4 L of blood over a 5-hour period. The drop factor for this line is 15 drops/ml. Calculate the rate of flow in drops/minute.

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Question 5

Cindy is to have 1.2 L of intravenous fluid over a 24-hour period. Calculate the rate of flow, in drops/minute, if a micro-dropper is used.

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Question 6

Mrs Withers, who weighs 60 kg, is to receive 0.2 units/kg/hour of intravenous insulin, via a volumetric pump. The infusion contains 60 units of insulin in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride. Calculate the rate of flow in ml/hour.

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Question 7

Colleen has intravenous pain relief medication, 400 mg of pethidine in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride, being delivered over a 24-hour period via a volumetric pump. She is to have a bolus dose of 12 mg over a 4-minute period. For this order, calculate the rate of flow in ml/hour for the 4-minute administration.

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Question 8

Drug D is to be infused at the rate of 15 mcg/kg/minute for Mr Regent, who weighs 70 kg. Prepared stock solution contains 400 mg of drug D in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride. Calculate the rate of flow, in ml/hour, via a volumetric pump, for this order.

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Question 9

You are assisting with the care of Mr Grant who weighs 75 kg and is ordered 200 mg/kg of Mannitol solution over a 30-minute period. Stock in the department is a 250 ml bag of 20% Mannitol. Calculate the rate of flow, in ml/hour, that the volumetric pump should deliver, to complete this task in 30 minutes.

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Question 10

Ms Jackie Reed, who weighs 65 kg, is to have 3 mcg/kg/minute of Nitroprusside. The prepared stock contains 50 mg of Nitroprusside in a 500 ml solution. Calculate the rate of flow for the volumetric pump, in ml/hour.

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Question 11

You are assisting with the care of Mr Grant, who weighs 75 kg and is ordered 200 mg/kg of Mannitol solution over a 30-minute period. Stock in the department is a 250 ml bag of 20% solution of Mannitol. Calculate the rate of flow, in ml/hour, that the volumetric pump should deliver to complete this task in 30 minutes.

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Question 12

Ms Jackie Reed, who weighs 65 kg, is to have 3 mcg/kg/minute of Nitroprusside. The prepared stock contains 50 mg of Nitroprusside in a 500 ml solution. Calculate the rate of flow for the volumetric pump, in ml/hour.

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Quiz 6: Complex Calculations

Mr Robson is ordered 2 grams Amoxycillin/day, to be given 6/24. How many capsules/dose should he receive if stock is 250 mg/capsule?

Natalie is to have 1.5 grams of drug B per m2 of body surface area/day. If her body surface area is 0.66 m2, and this medication is to be given QID. How many mg/dose should she receive?

Daisy, who weighs 22 kg, is to have 20 mg/kg/day of drug C. This medication is to be given 6/24 and is available as a mixture with a concentration of 10 mg/ml. What volume/dose should she be given?

Mandy is to have 0.4 L of blood over a 5-hour period. The drop factor for this line is 15 drops/ml. Calculate the rate of flow in drops/minute.

Cindy is to have 1.2 L of intravenous fluid over a 24-hour period. Calculate the rate of flow, in drops/minute, if a micro-dropper is used.

Mrs Withers, who weighs 60 kg, is to receive 0.2 units/kg/hour of intravenous insulin, via a volumetric pump. The infusion contains 60 units of insulin in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride. Calculate the rate of flow in ml/hour.

Drug D is to be infused at the rate of 15 mcg/kg/minute for Mr Regent, who weighs 70 kg. Prepared stock solution contains 400 mg of drug D in 100 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride. Calculate the rate of flow, in ml/hour, via a volumetric pump, for this order.

Ms Jackie Reed, who weighs 65 kg, is to have 3 mcg/kg/minute of Nitroprusside. The prepared stock contains 50 mg of Nitroprusside in a 500 ml solution. Calculate the rate of flow for the volumetric pump, in ml/hour.

Ms Jackie Reed, who weighs 65 kg, is to have 3 mcg/kg/minute of Nitroprusside. The prepared stock contains 50 mg of Nitroprusside in a 500 ml solution. Calculate the rate of flow for the volumetric pump, in ml/hour.

Natalie is to have 1.5 grams of drug B per m² of body surface area/day. If her body surface area is 0.66 m², and this medication is to be given QID. How many mg/dose should she receive?