Fluid Dosage Calculations Quiz 3 2021/2022 GRADED A, WITH KEY ANSWERS

Solu-Cortef is available in a 100 mg/2mL IM solution. Your patient is to receive 50 mg IM. What amount will you give? a. 1 mL b. 0.5 mL c. 2 mL d. 1.5 mL 2. Dilaudid 3 mg IM is ordered for your patient. The only available dosage strength is 2 mg/mL. What amount will you give? a. 0.6 mL b. 1 mL c. 1.5 mL d. 2 mL 3. Thorazine 37.5 mg has been ordered for your patient. The only available dosage is 25 mg/mL. What amount will you give? a. 0.5 mL b. 1 mL c. 1.5 mL d. 2 mL 4. 500 mg of Ampicillin solution is ordered; available solution contains 125 mg/5mL. How much will you give? a. 20 mL b. 4 mL c. 1.25 mL d. 16 mL 5. Penicillin G Potassium 1,000,000 units is ordered; available solution contains 500,000 units per cc. How many mL will you give? a. 0.5 mL b. 1 mL c. 1.5 mL d. 2 mL FLUIDS: QUIZ 3 CLPNA Fluid Dosage Calculations: Quiz 3 page 2 6. 50 mg of Demerol is ordered; available solution contains 100 mg/mL. How much will you give? a. 2 mL b. 0.5 mL c. 1.5 mL d. 1 mL 7. A solution contains furosemide (frusemide) 10 mg/mL. How many milligrams of frusemide are in 3 mL of solution? a. 30 mg b. 15 mg c. 3.3 mg d. 300 mg 8. A solution contains morphine hydrochloride 2 mg/mL. How many milligrams of morphine hydrochloride are in 5 mL of solution? a. 10 mg b. 0.2 mg c. 2.5 mg d. 100 mg 9. A solution contains morphine hydrochloride 40 mg/mL. How many milligrams of morphine hydrochloride are in 5 mL of solution? a. 8 mg b. 0.125 mg c. 100 mg d. 200 mg 10. A suspension contains phenytoin 125 mg/5mL. How many milligrams of phenytoin are in 30 mL of the suspension? a. 3750 mg b. 750 mg c. 4.2 mg d. 625 mg 11. A solution contains fluoxetine 20 mg/5mL. How many milligrams of fluoxetine are in 25 mL of solution? a. 500 mg b. 1.25 mg c. 100 mg d. 250 mg CLPNA Fluid Dosage Calculations: Quiz 3 page 3 12. A suspension contains erythromycin 250 mg/5mL. How many milligrams of erythromycin are in 20 mL of suspension? a. 5000 mg b. 12.5 mg c. 1250 mg d. 1000 mg 13. A syrup contains chlorpromazine 25 mg/5mL. How many milligrams of chlorpromazine are in 30 mL of syrup? a. 750 mg b. 1.2 mg c. 150 mg d. 125 mg 14. A mixture contains penicillin 250 mg/5mL. How many milligrams/grams of penicillin are in 25 mL of mixture? a. 1.25 g b. 10 mg c. 750 mg d. 6250 mg 15. Paracetamol 750 mg is to be given to a patient via syrup. The stock on hand contains 150 mg in 5 mL. What volume of syrup is to be administered to the patient? a. 5 mL b. 25 mL c. 30 mL d. 150 mL 16. Furosemide (frusemide) 125 mg is ordered. The stock solution contains 50 mg/mL. What volume of solution should be administered to the patient? a. 25 mL b. 2.5 mL c. 0.4 mL d. 5 mL 17. A patient is prescribed 100 mg of morphine hydrochloride to be administered orally. On hand is solution that has 40 mg/mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 2.5 mL b. 25 mL c. 0.25 mL d. 0.40 mL CLPNA Fluid Dosage Calculations: Quiz 3 page 4 18. A patient is prescribed 1250 mg of erythromycin to be administered orally. On hand is suspension that has 250 mg/5mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 2.5 mL b. 5 mL c. 25 mL d. 50 mL 19. A patient is prescribed 35 mg of chlorpromazine to be administered orally. On hand is syrup that has 25 mg/5mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 1.4 mL b. 5 mL c. 0.7 mL d. 7 mL 20. A patient is prescribed 200 mg amoxicillin trihydrate to be administered orally. On hand is solution that has 250 mg/5mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 7.5 mL b. 1.5 mL c. 0.67 mL d. 4 mL 21. A patient is prescribed 0.16 g acetaminophen for pain. On hand is 160 mg/5mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 24 mL b. 4.8 mL c. 5 mL d. 20 mL 22. A patient is prescribed 600 mg of erythromycin ethylsuccinate suspension. On hand is a suspension that has 400 mg/5mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 20 mL b. 4 mL c. 0.25 mL d. 7.5 mL 23. A patient is prescribed 0.1 g of theophylline elixir. In stock is theophylline elixir 80 mg/15mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 16.4 mL b. 20 mL c. 18.8 mL d. 14.6 mL CLPNA Fluid Dosage Calculations: Quiz 3 page 5 24. The order is for 400 000 units of nystatin suspension. In stock is nystatin suspension 100 000 units/mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 1.4 mL b. 4 mL c. 5 mL d. 0.7 mL 25. A patient is prescribed 20 g lactulose to be administered via gastric tube. On hand is a lactulose 10 g/15mL. What dosage should the patient be given? a. 32.4 mL b. 30 mL c. 24 mL d. 16 mL