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You need to prepare 1,400 units of heparin for a patient. Your pharmacy has heparin 1,000 units/mL in stock. How many milliliters will you dispense? Select one: 0.14 1.4 14 140 - 1.4 Calculate how many milliliters of drug the patient will receive at each dose for the following order: Order: Vancomycin Give 500 mg q6h IV On hand: Vancomycin 0.5 g/10 mL Select one: 0.1 1 10 25 - 10 Mr. Doran is prescribed methotrexate. The dosage range of the med for his condition is 0.625 - 2.5 mg/kg/day. If he weighs 165 lb, what is the range, in mg, that Mr. Doran can safely take? Round to the nearest milligram. Select one: 23 - 93 mg 47 - 187 mg 94 - 374 mg 103 - 412 mg - 47 - 187 mgMs. Garza is prescribed a med with a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg BID. If she weighs 176 lb, how many milligrams will Ms. Garza receive per day? Select one: 100 mg 200 mg 400 mg 880 mg - 400 mg Mrs. Gold brings in a prescription for her daughter, Jessica. What question should you ask Mrs. Gold in order to calculate Jessica's dosage? Select one: What is Jessica's height? How much does Jessica weigh? What is Jessica's fat composition? May I have Jessica's water composition please? - How much does Jessica weigh? Mr. Parot weighs 209 lbs and is prescribed a med with a dosage of 120 mg/kg in 4 divided doses. How many milligrams will Mr. Parot receive per day? Select one: 2,850 mg 3,800 mg 5,700 mg 11,400 mg - 11,400 mg Olivia is ordered cephalexin 25 mg/kg PO every 12 hours for 7 days. She weighs 25 kg. How many milligrams will Olivia receive per dose? Select one: 284 mg 625 mg 1,250 mg1,375 mg - 625 mg How many milliliters of Tylenol oral suspension should Jason's mom measure out per dose, if Jason weighs 76 pounds? NOTE: Self-treatment should not exceed 3 days unless directed by a physician. Do not use more than 4 times a day. Give the recommended dose every 6-8 hours as needed. Select one: 5 mL 7.5 mL 10 mL 15 mL - 15 mL Dr. Nguyen orders Cipro 7.5 mg/kg in two divided doses. If the child weighs 44 lb, how many milligrams will the child get for each dose? Select one: 75 mg 115 mg 150 mg 330 mg - 75 mg Alicia is ordered cefprozil 7.5 mg/kg PO every 12 hours for 10 days. She weighs 23 kg. How many milligrams will Alicia receive per dose? Select one: 15 mg 78.4 mg 172.5 mg 345 mg - 172.5 mgJamal is ordered acyclovir. The dosage range is 40 - 80 mg/kg in 3 divided doses. He weighs 37 kg. What is the range, in mg, that Jamal can safely take per day? Select one: 493 - 987 mg 672 - 1,345 mg 1,480 - 2,960 mg 3,256 - 6,512 mg - 1,480 - 2,960 mg

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Dosage Calculations Exam
You need to prepare 1,400 units of heparin for a patient. Your pharmacy has heparin 1,000 units/mL in
stock. How many milliliters will you dispense?

Select one:

0.14

1.4

14

140 - 1.4



Calculate how many milliliters of drug the patient will receive at each dose for the following order:

Order: Vancomycin

Give 500 mg q6h IV

On hand: Vancomycin 0.5 g/10 mL

Select one:

0.1

1

10

25 - 10



Mr. Doran is prescribed methotrexate. The dosage range of the med for his condition is 0.625 - 2.5
mg/kg/day. If he weighs 165 lb, what is the range, in mg, that Mr. Doran can safely take? Round to the
nearest milligram.

Select one:

23 - 93 mg

47 - 187 mg

94 - 374 mg

103 - 412 mg - 47 - 187 mg

, Ms. Garza is prescribed a med with a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg BID. If she weighs 176 lb, how many
milligrams will Ms. Garza receive per day?

Select one:

100 mg

200 mg

400 mg

880 mg - 400 mg



Mrs. Gold brings in a prescription for her daughter, Jessica. What question should you ask Mrs. Gold in
order to calculate Jessica's dosage?

Select one:

What is Jessica's height?

How much does Jessica weigh?

What is Jessica's fat composition?

May I have Jessica's water composition please? - How much does Jessica weigh?



Mr. Parot weighs 209 lbs and is prescribed a med with a dosage of 120 mg/kg in 4 divided doses. How
many milligrams will Mr. Parot receive per day?

Select one:

2,850 mg

3,800 mg

5,700 mg

11,400 mg - 11,400 mg



Olivia is ordered cephalexin 25 mg/kg PO every 12 hours for 7 days. She weighs 25 kg. How many
milligrams will Olivia receive per dose?

Select one:

284 mg

625 mg

1,250 mg

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