Pediatric Medication Calculations, Calculation Quiz I, IV
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Calculations Practice Exam, Intravenous (IV) calculations,
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convert :20 pounds 5 ounces to kilogram 1st: need to convert 5 ounces to a fraction of a pound 5 divided by 16=0.31
2nd: 20.31 pounds divided by 2.2=9.23 kg
Note: medication would be calculated based on 9.23 kilograms
DO NOT ROUND TO 9.2
Pediatric specific Calculations Mg / Kg dosing based on Weight (Kg)
Safe dosing ranges
IV pediatric infusion rates
IV administration of meds via IV pump or Syringe pump.
24 hour fluid calculation
child: 5 years: weight 44 lbs Convert lb t kg: 44 kg= 20 kg
order: famotidine (pepcid) 5 mg IV bid Determine safe dose:
Drug guide: 0.25 mg/Kg q 12 hr IV up to 40mg/day. 20 kg* 0.25 mg= 5 mg
5 mg is safe meets mg/kg rule and does not
Exceed 40 mg/day
5 mg bid= total of 10 mg/day
calculate dose pepcid is provided as 10 mg/ml 10 mg/1mL= 5 mg/ X mL
5/10x = 0.5 mL of Pepcid
The Physician order will never say to flush The line YOU MUST DO THIS WITH EACH IV MEDICATION
A medication order: 1 L D-5-W IV q 8 h. 20.8 drops/min
If the infusion pump (or administration set) delivers 10
drops/ml, calculate the infusion rate in drops/min.
, How many fluid ounces (fl.oz,) Robitussin Cough Syrup 84.5 fl. oz.
are there in 2.5 L?
An ophthalmic solution contains 1 mg dexamethasone 0.1 mg
phosphate/mL. How many mg dexamethasone
phosphate are provided by 2 drops of the solution if the
eye dropper delivers 20 drops/mL?
What does it mean when a substance has a specific The ratio of the density of the substance to that of pure water is 1.25 : 1.
gravity (Sp. Gr.) of 1.25?
Given Info: 62.5 g
Glycerin = 10 mL
ZnO = 25 g
Ointment base qs 100 g
Sp.gr. of glycerin is 1.25
How many g ointment base need to be weighed?
Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) suppository base has a sp. 41.28 g
Gr. = 0.86. If 48 mL of melted Cocoa Butter is needed to
make a batch of suppositories, how many grams of
unmelted cocoa butter need to be weighed?
How many 0.000065 g doses can be prepared from 0.130 2000 doses
g of drug?
A RPh fills 3 compounded Rxs using the following 9/8 oz.
quantities of hydromorphone HCl: 1/8 oz., ¼ oz, 1-1/2 oz.
How many ounces of drug remain in the original or
container of 3 oz of drug from which she withdrew the 3
amounts of drug? 1.125 oz.
A RPh had 5 g codeine phosphate which she used in 4.416 g
filling 3 Rxs for capsules as follows: viii caps each
containing 0.0325 g; xii caps each containing 0.015 g; xviii
caps each containing 0.008 g. How much codeine
phosphate remained in the RPh's inventory?
26 patients out of 2105 patients enrolled in a clinical 1.24%
research protocol reported a headache after 1 dose of
the investigational drug. What % of patients reported this
adverse event?
An insulin product contains 100 u/mL. How many mL 0.4 mL
should be injected to provide 40 u?
Lanoxin brand of digoxin pediatric elixir contains 0.05 mg 0.03 mg
dig/mL. If the Rx calls for 0.6 mL po, how many mg of
digoxin is the patient receiving per dose?
dosage calculation practice test, HESI Dosage
Calculations Practice Exam, Intravenous (IV) calculations,
Intravenous Calculations,
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Students also studied
ATI Safe Dosage Calculation: Pediat... Dosage Calculation 3.0 Pediatric Me... Dosage Calculation Practice Exam 1... Dosage
25 terms 25 terms 20 terms 7 terms
graceprater Preview angelaiso6 Preview Mtandingan Preview trki
convert :20 pounds 5 ounces to kilogram 1st: need to convert 5 ounces to a fraction of a pound 5 divided by 16=0.31
2nd: 20.31 pounds divided by 2.2=9.23 kg
Note: medication would be calculated based on 9.23 kilograms
DO NOT ROUND TO 9.2
Pediatric specific Calculations Mg / Kg dosing based on Weight (Kg)
Safe dosing ranges
IV pediatric infusion rates
IV administration of meds via IV pump or Syringe pump.
24 hour fluid calculation
child: 5 years: weight 44 lbs Convert lb t kg: 44 kg= 20 kg
order: famotidine (pepcid) 5 mg IV bid Determine safe dose:
Drug guide: 0.25 mg/Kg q 12 hr IV up to 40mg/day. 20 kg* 0.25 mg= 5 mg
5 mg is safe meets mg/kg rule and does not
Exceed 40 mg/day
5 mg bid= total of 10 mg/day
calculate dose pepcid is provided as 10 mg/ml 10 mg/1mL= 5 mg/ X mL
5/10x = 0.5 mL of Pepcid
The Physician order will never say to flush The line YOU MUST DO THIS WITH EACH IV MEDICATION
A medication order: 1 L D-5-W IV q 8 h. 20.8 drops/min
If the infusion pump (or administration set) delivers 10
drops/ml, calculate the infusion rate in drops/min.
, How many fluid ounces (fl.oz,) Robitussin Cough Syrup 84.5 fl. oz.
are there in 2.5 L?
An ophthalmic solution contains 1 mg dexamethasone 0.1 mg
phosphate/mL. How many mg dexamethasone
phosphate are provided by 2 drops of the solution if the
eye dropper delivers 20 drops/mL?
What does it mean when a substance has a specific The ratio of the density of the substance to that of pure water is 1.25 : 1.
gravity (Sp. Gr.) of 1.25?
Given Info: 62.5 g
Glycerin = 10 mL
ZnO = 25 g
Ointment base qs 100 g
Sp.gr. of glycerin is 1.25
How many g ointment base need to be weighed?
Cocoa Butter (Theobroma Oil) suppository base has a sp. 41.28 g
Gr. = 0.86. If 48 mL of melted Cocoa Butter is needed to
make a batch of suppositories, how many grams of
unmelted cocoa butter need to be weighed?
How many 0.000065 g doses can be prepared from 0.130 2000 doses
g of drug?
A RPh fills 3 compounded Rxs using the following 9/8 oz.
quantities of hydromorphone HCl: 1/8 oz., ¼ oz, 1-1/2 oz.
How many ounces of drug remain in the original or
container of 3 oz of drug from which she withdrew the 3
amounts of drug? 1.125 oz.
A RPh had 5 g codeine phosphate which she used in 4.416 g
filling 3 Rxs for capsules as follows: viii caps each
containing 0.0325 g; xii caps each containing 0.015 g; xviii
caps each containing 0.008 g. How much codeine
phosphate remained in the RPh's inventory?
26 patients out of 2105 patients enrolled in a clinical 1.24%
research protocol reported a headache after 1 dose of
the investigational drug. What % of patients reported this
adverse event?
An insulin product contains 100 u/mL. How many mL 0.4 mL
should be injected to provide 40 u?
Lanoxin brand of digoxin pediatric elixir contains 0.05 mg 0.03 mg
dig/mL. If the Rx calls for 0.6 mL po, how many mg of
digoxin is the patient receiving per dose?
