Dosage calculations Questions and Answers well Explained Latest 2024/2025 Update 100% Correct.

The doctor ordered you to give your patient 500 ml of fluid over 4 hours. You are using a 15 drop set. What should the IV flow rate be set at? - 31.25 gtt/min 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? - 93.6 kg 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? - 10 days 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? - 1.25 mg A patient is to receive Valium 10 mg TID. The available tablets are labeled 5 mg. How many tabs will you give? - 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? - 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? - 2 tabs The physician orders Digoxin 0.5 mg. The drug label reads Digoxin 0.25 mg per tab. What will you give? - 2 tabs The physician orders Lasix 40 mg. The drug label reads Lasix 20 mg/ml. How many ml will you give? - 2 mLThe standard dosage of Pepto-bismol for 9 - 12 year old children is 15 ml. How many full doses are available in a 120 mL bottle? - 8 doses You have 15mg/ml of Morphine Sulfate. The order is for 10 mg to be given. How much should be administered? - 0.67 mL Your patient is to receive 100 ml of Flagyl over 1 hour using a 60 drop set. What is the IV flow rate? - 100 gtt/min The physician orders Gentamycin 60 mg IM. The drug label reads Gentamycin 40 mg/mL. How much will you give? - 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? - 0.5 mL