ShadowHealth Basic Test with
Questions and Correct Answers
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For patients with deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, a potential treatment is enoxaparin
administered 1.5 mg/ kg once daily by subcutaneous injection. Suppose Mr. Larson were being breasted
for a pulmonary embolism and weighed 227 lbs. How much enoxaparin should he be administered each
day? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) -✔✔227 lbs x (1 kg/ 2.2 lbs) x (1.5 mg/ 1 kg)
= 154.7 → 155 mg enoxaparin
For moderate pain, Mr. Larsen is able to take oxycodone 5 mg/ acetaminophen 325 mg, 1 tablet, every 4
hours. Suppose he takes all available doses in 24 hours. How many mg of oxycodone will he have
ingested? -✔✔(24 hours/ 4 hours) = 6 doses
5 mg x 6 doses
= 30 mg oxycodone
Suppose Mr. Larson is in severe pain, and the prescriber's order allows oxycodone 5 mg/
acetaminophen 325 mg, 2 tablets, every 4 hours. He takes all available doses in 24 hours. How many mg
of oxycodone will he have ingested? -✔✔(24 hours/ 4 hours) = 6 doses
5 mg oxycodone x 6 doses x 2 tablets
= 60 mg oxycodone
Mr. Larsen is ordered 2 mg of warfarin. The pharmacy only stocks 1mg tablets. How many tablets
should be administered to him? -✔✔2 mg x (1 tablet/ 1 mg)
, = 2 tablets
Mr. Larsen reports constipation. The attending physician prescribes docusate sodium syrup 100 mg PO
BID. The concentration is 50 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL of docusate sodium syrup should you administer
to Mr. Larsen? -✔✔100 mg x (5 mL/ 50 mg)
= 10 mL of docusate sodium syrup
Mr. Larsen returns home and starts to come down with a cough. He would like to take Mucinex Cold &
Flu Syrup, which contains acetaminophen 650 mg/ guaifenesin 400 mg/ phenylephrine HCl 10 mg/ 20
mL dose.
a. Assume that Mr. Larsen takes two 20 mL doses of Mucinex per day. How many mg of acetaminophen
will he have ingested from the Mucinex?
b. He would like to take an additional acetaminophen for pain. He has extra strength acetaminophen
tablets, 500 mg each. How many tablets of acetaminophen can he take without exceeding 2 g/ day?
(Assume he will only take whole tablets) -✔✔a. (650 mg/ 1 dose) x 2 doses
= 1300 mg acetaminophen
b. 2 g x (1000 mg/ 1 g) = 2000 mg
2000 mg - 1300 mg acetaminophen from Mucinex = 700 mg left;
= 1 tablet (500 mg acetaminophen)
Mr. Larson's home medication list includes acetaminophen, by mouth, as needed. He has extra strength
acetaminophen tablets, 500 mg each. He is not to exceed 2 g/ day. How many total tablets of
acetaminophen can he take each day? -✔✔2 g x (1000 mg/ 1 g) = 2000 mg
Questions and Correct Answers
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For patients with deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, a potential treatment is enoxaparin
administered 1.5 mg/ kg once daily by subcutaneous injection. Suppose Mr. Larson were being breasted
for a pulmonary embolism and weighed 227 lbs. How much enoxaparin should he be administered each
day? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number) -✔✔227 lbs x (1 kg/ 2.2 lbs) x (1.5 mg/ 1 kg)
= 154.7 → 155 mg enoxaparin
For moderate pain, Mr. Larsen is able to take oxycodone 5 mg/ acetaminophen 325 mg, 1 tablet, every 4
hours. Suppose he takes all available doses in 24 hours. How many mg of oxycodone will he have
ingested? -✔✔(24 hours/ 4 hours) = 6 doses
5 mg x 6 doses
= 30 mg oxycodone
Suppose Mr. Larson is in severe pain, and the prescriber's order allows oxycodone 5 mg/
acetaminophen 325 mg, 2 tablets, every 4 hours. He takes all available doses in 24 hours. How many mg
of oxycodone will he have ingested? -✔✔(24 hours/ 4 hours) = 6 doses
5 mg oxycodone x 6 doses x 2 tablets
= 60 mg oxycodone
Mr. Larsen is ordered 2 mg of warfarin. The pharmacy only stocks 1mg tablets. How many tablets
should be administered to him? -✔✔2 mg x (1 tablet/ 1 mg)
, = 2 tablets
Mr. Larsen reports constipation. The attending physician prescribes docusate sodium syrup 100 mg PO
BID. The concentration is 50 mg/ 5 mL. How many mL of docusate sodium syrup should you administer
to Mr. Larsen? -✔✔100 mg x (5 mL/ 50 mg)
= 10 mL of docusate sodium syrup
Mr. Larsen returns home and starts to come down with a cough. He would like to take Mucinex Cold &
Flu Syrup, which contains acetaminophen 650 mg/ guaifenesin 400 mg/ phenylephrine HCl 10 mg/ 20
mL dose.
a. Assume that Mr. Larsen takes two 20 mL doses of Mucinex per day. How many mg of acetaminophen
will he have ingested from the Mucinex?
b. He would like to take an additional acetaminophen for pain. He has extra strength acetaminophen
tablets, 500 mg each. How many tablets of acetaminophen can he take without exceeding 2 g/ day?
(Assume he will only take whole tablets) -✔✔a. (650 mg/ 1 dose) x 2 doses
= 1300 mg acetaminophen
b. 2 g x (1000 mg/ 1 g) = 2000 mg
2000 mg - 1300 mg acetaminophen from Mucinex = 700 mg left;
= 1 tablet (500 mg acetaminophen)
Mr. Larson's home medication list includes acetaminophen, by mouth, as needed. He has extra strength
acetaminophen tablets, 500 mg each. He is not to exceed 2 g/ day. How many total tablets of
acetaminophen can he take each day? -✔✔2 g x (1000 mg/ 1 g) = 2000 mg
