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COMPS- PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR EXAM PREPARATION
>> If a prescription label said "2 tabs qid 14 d", how many total tablets would the animal take
over the treatment period?
-answer- 112
>> Plasmalyte is an isotonic solution that should not be given subcutaneously because of its
irritating effect.
-answer- TRUE
>> How much water would you add to a 5 g vial of drug powder to make a 2.5% solution?
-answer- 200 ml
>> A 10 kg dog needs IV fluids during surgery of 10 mL/kg-h. What is the flow rate in mL/min?
-answer- 1.67 ml/min
>> What is the concentration in mg/ml of a 10% solution?
-answer- 100 mg/ml
>> The insulin drip is to be given at 1 unit/hr. The bottle of insulin is labeled 100 units/ml.
How many milliliters is this per hour?
-answer- 0.01
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>> 250 ml = 0.025 liters
-answer- FALSE
>> If you wanted to make 10 ml of a 0.1% solution of Ivermectin to treat birds, but only had a
1% solution of Ivermectin in stock, how would you make such a solution using propylene
glycol as the diluent?
-answer- mix 1 ml of 1 % Ivomec with 9 ml of propylene glycol
>> 1 oz. = 40 ml
-answer- FALSE
>> Mark all responses that apply. Hypertonic fluid solutions are used primarily to:
-answer- -reduce edema
-treat shock
>> One gram of powdered drug would have to be diluted with ml of sterile water in order to
make a solution with a concentration of 20 mg/ml.
-answer- 50
>> 87 lb. dog, 5 mg/lb., 300 mg tablets, scored in half
-answer- 1 and ½ tablets
COMPS- PHARMACEUTICAL CALCULATIONS EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR EXAM PREPARATION
>> If a prescription label said "2 tabs qid 14 d", how many total tablets would the animal take
over the treatment period?
-answer- 112
>> Plasmalyte is an isotonic solution that should not be given subcutaneously because of its
irritating effect.
-answer- TRUE
>> How much water would you add to a 5 g vial of drug powder to make a 2.5% solution?
-answer- 200 ml
>> A 10 kg dog needs IV fluids during surgery of 10 mL/kg-h. What is the flow rate in mL/min?
-answer- 1.67 ml/min
>> What is the concentration in mg/ml of a 10% solution?
-answer- 100 mg/ml
>> The insulin drip is to be given at 1 unit/hr. The bottle of insulin is labeled 100 units/ml.
How many milliliters is this per hour?
-answer- 0.01
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>> 250 ml = 0.025 liters
-answer- FALSE
>> If you wanted to make 10 ml of a 0.1% solution of Ivermectin to treat birds, but only had a
1% solution of Ivermectin in stock, how would you make such a solution using propylene
glycol as the diluent?
-answer- mix 1 ml of 1 % Ivomec with 9 ml of propylene glycol
>> 1 oz. = 40 ml
-answer- FALSE
>> Mark all responses that apply. Hypertonic fluid solutions are used primarily to:
-answer- -reduce edema
-treat shock
>> One gram of powdered drug would have to be diluted with ml of sterile water in order to
make a solution with a concentration of 20 mg/ml.
-answer- 50
>> 87 lb. dog, 5 mg/lb., 300 mg tablets, scored in half
-answer- 1 and ½ tablets
