Paramedic math practice Questions And Answers With Complete Solutions

You have a prefilled syringe that is labeled 500mg in 10ml. What is the concentration of this medication? correct answer: 50 You have vial that is labeled 5mg/ml, 5ml total volume. How many total mg of the medication are in this vial? correct answer: 25 You want to start an IV at 500cc/hour using a 10gtt/ml set. What is your flow rate? correct answer: 83 You are going to start a Dobutamine drip at 10mcg/kg/min on a 285 pound patient using a 60gtt/ml set. You mix the drip by placing 400mg of Dobutamine in a 500cc bag. What is your flow rate? correct answer: 98 You want to administer 8mg of a drug to a 150 pound patient. The drug is packaged in a vial labeled 10mg in 5ml. How many ml will you have to give? correct answer: 4 You want to give 1g/kg of dextrose to a 38 pound pediatric patient. You are using D25 that contains is labeled 12.5g in 50ml. How many cc's will you give? correct answer: 68 You want to infuse 4 liters of fluid over 10 hours using a 15gtt/ml set. What is your flow rate? correct answer: 100 You want to start an epinephrine drip at 2mcg/min on a 400 pound patient using a 60gtt/ml set, you mix your drip by placing 1mg of epinephrine in to a 250cc bag. What is your flow rate? correct answer: 30 You want to give 1.5mg/kg of Lidocaine to a 175 pound patient. Your Lidocaine is packaged in a prefilled syringe labeled 100mg in 5ml.