Dosage Calculations Examples / Questions
And Answers
A patient is to receive Valium 10 mg TID. The available tablets are
labeled 5 mg. How many tabs will you give? Ans:- 2 tabs
The physician orders Lasix 40 mg. The drug label reads Lasix 20
mg/ml. How many ml will you give? Ans:- 2 mL
The physician orders 5 mg of a drug to be given. You have 2.5 mg
tabs available. How many tabs should you give? Ans:- 2 tabs
You have 15mg/ml of Morphine Sulfate. The order is for 10 mg to
be given. How much should be administered? Ans:- 0.67 mL
The physician orders Gentamycin 60 mg IM. The drug label reads
Gentamycin 40 mg/mL. How much will you give? Ans:- 1.5 mL
The order is for Librium 25 mg IM. The drug label reads Librium
100 mg/2 mL. How much will you give? Ans:- 0.5 mL
The physician orders Digoxin 0.5 mg. The drug label reads
Digoxin 0.25 mg per tab. What will you give? Ans:- 2 tabs
The order is for Pen-Vee K 250 mg. The drug label reads Pen-Vee
K 125 mg/ml. How much will you give? Ans:- 2 mL
A child who weighs 55 lb. is to receive 0.05 mg of a drug per kg of
body weight per dose. How much of the drug should the child
receive for each dose? Ans:- 1.25 mg
A child is taking 12 mL of a medication four times per day. If the
full bottle contains 480 fluid ml of the medication, how many days
will the bottle last? Ans:- 10 days
The patient tells you he was weighed in the doctor's office and
was told he is 206 lbs. What is his weight in kilograms? Ans:-
93.6 kg
And Answers
A patient is to receive Valium 10 mg TID. The available tablets are
labeled 5 mg. How many tabs will you give? Ans:- 2 tabs
The physician orders Lasix 40 mg. The drug label reads Lasix 20
mg/ml. How many ml will you give? Ans:- 2 mL
The physician orders 5 mg of a drug to be given. You have 2.5 mg
tabs available. How many tabs should you give? Ans:- 2 tabs
You have 15mg/ml of Morphine Sulfate. The order is for 10 mg to
be given. How much should be administered? Ans:- 0.67 mL
The physician orders Gentamycin 60 mg IM. The drug label reads
Gentamycin 40 mg/mL. How much will you give? Ans:- 1.5 mL
The order is for Librium 25 mg IM. The drug label reads Librium
100 mg/2 mL. How much will you give? Ans:- 0.5 mL
The physician orders Digoxin 0.5 mg. The drug label reads
Digoxin 0.25 mg per tab. What will you give? Ans:- 2 tabs
The order is for Pen-Vee K 250 mg. The drug label reads Pen-Vee
K 125 mg/ml. How much will you give? Ans:- 2 mL
A child who weighs 55 lb. is to receive 0.05 mg of a drug per kg of
body weight per dose. How much of the drug should the child
receive for each dose? Ans:- 1.25 mg
A child is taking 12 mL of a medication four times per day. If the
full bottle contains 480 fluid ml of the medication, how many days
will the bottle last? Ans:- 10 days
The patient tells you he was weighed in the doctor's office and
was told he is 206 lbs. What is his weight in kilograms? Ans:-
93.6 kg
