Medical Math
dram - correct answer dr
grain - correct answer gr
ounce - correct answer oz
pound - correct answer lb
3 grains - correct answer gr. iii
4 pounds - correct answer lb. iv
fluidounce - correct answer floz
fluidram - correct answer fldr
gallon - correct answer gal
minim - correct answer m
pint - correct answer pt
quart - correct answer qt
drop - correct answer gtt
teaspoon - correct answer t or tsp
tablespoon - correct answer T or tbsp
teacup (6 oz) - correct answer tcp
cup or glass (8 oz) - correct answer C
mega- - correct answer 1,000,000 M (symbol)
kilo- - correct answer 1,000 k (symbol)
hecto- - correct answer 100 h (symbol)
deka- - correct answer 10 da (symbol)
base - correct answer 1
deci- - correct answer 0.1 or 1/10 d (symbol)
centi- - correct answer 0.01 or 1/100 c (symbol)
milli- - correct answer 0.001 or 1/1000 m (symbol)
micro- - correct answer 0.000001 or 1/1,000,000 mc(symbol)
,Determine if the following proportions are equal. 12:144::1:12 - correct answer equal
Determine if the following proportions are equal. 24:250::48:600 - correct answer not equal
Determine if the following proportions are equal. 6:9::2:3 - correct answer equal
Find the missing component (x) in each of the following proportions.
12:6::x:12 - correct answer x=24
Find the missing component (x) in each of the following proportions.
20:x::1:10 - correct answer x=200
x:34::34:2 - correct answer x=578
You are asked to administer 65 milligrams of intravenous Lidocaine. You know that Lidocaine is
packaged 100 mg in a 5 milliliter prefilled syringe. How many milliliters of Lidocaine will you
administer? - correct answer 65 mg: x mL::100 mg : mL
Multiply the means : 100 x X = 100x
Multiply the extremes: 65 x 5 = 325
Set up as 100x = 325
To Solve for x, divide each side by 100.
Solution: x = 3.25
Answer - give 3.25 mL from the syringe to deliver 65 mg of Lidocaine
You are asked to administer 30 mg of a medication that is supplied in a 10 mL vial containing
100 mg. How many mL will give you to administer the ordered dose? - correct answer 3 mL
The physician orders 500 mg of amoxicillin for an adult patient. Amoxicillin is supplied in 125
mg tablets. How many tablets do you administer? - correct answer 4 tablets
You need to administer 4 mg of morphine sulfate (MS) slow IV push. MS is packaged 15 mg per
mL. How many milliliters do you administer? - correct answer 0.266
While driving to work last week you filled the tank of your new car with gasoline. The tank holds
16 gallons. You stopped today and topped off the tank by pumping 9.8 gallons. What
percentage of the tank's capacity was left before you refilled the tank today? - correct answer
61.25%
Write the following ratios using colons. Reduce to the lowest terms.
9 prescriptions out of 27 prescriptions - correct answer 9:27 book says but I think 1:3
Write the following ratios using colons. Reduce to the lowest terms.
, 20 days out of 30 days - correct answer 20:30 book says but I think 2:3
Determine if the following proportions are equal.
75:19::5:1 - correct answer not equal
Determine if the following proportions are equal.
100:10::10:1 - correct answer equal
Solve for the missing component (x).
x:900::300:1 - correct answer x=270,000
Solve for the missing component (x).
24:72::x:6 - correct answer x=2
The physician asks you to administer 5 mg of atenolol to Mrs. Jones. Atenolol is packaged 1 mg
per 2 mL. How many mL will you administer to Mrs. Jones? - correct answer 10 mL
You need to administer naloxone to Ms. Reed. The order is for 0.6 mg intramuscularly.
Naloxone is packaged 0.4 mg/mL in 1 mL vials. How many mL do you administer? - correct
answer 1 1/2 mL
Your teacher has developed a strange new grading system in which she requires that you attain
at least 75% of the total points available to pass. You obtained 1,132 points out of a possible
1,380. Did you pass the class? - correct answer yes
Mrs. Reed's electrocardiogram reveals a QRS complex that is 30% wider than the normal limit
of 0.12 seconds. How long is the QRS complex? - correct answer 0.156 second
Convert the decimals to percents.
0.375 - correct answer 35.7%
Convert the decimals to percents.
0.0932 - correct answer 9.32%
Convert the decimals to percents.
1.832 - correct answer 183.2%
Convert the percentages to decimals.
34% - correct answer 0.34
Convert the percentages to decimals.
345% - correct answer 3.45
dram - correct answer dr
grain - correct answer gr
ounce - correct answer oz
pound - correct answer lb
3 grains - correct answer gr. iii
4 pounds - correct answer lb. iv
fluidounce - correct answer floz
fluidram - correct answer fldr
gallon - correct answer gal
minim - correct answer m
pint - correct answer pt
quart - correct answer qt
drop - correct answer gtt
teaspoon - correct answer t or tsp
tablespoon - correct answer T or tbsp
teacup (6 oz) - correct answer tcp
cup or glass (8 oz) - correct answer C
mega- - correct answer 1,000,000 M (symbol)
kilo- - correct answer 1,000 k (symbol)
hecto- - correct answer 100 h (symbol)
deka- - correct answer 10 da (symbol)
base - correct answer 1
deci- - correct answer 0.1 or 1/10 d (symbol)
centi- - correct answer 0.01 or 1/100 c (symbol)
milli- - correct answer 0.001 or 1/1000 m (symbol)
micro- - correct answer 0.000001 or 1/1,000,000 mc(symbol)
,Determine if the following proportions are equal. 12:144::1:12 - correct answer equal
Determine if the following proportions are equal. 24:250::48:600 - correct answer not equal
Determine if the following proportions are equal. 6:9::2:3 - correct answer equal
Find the missing component (x) in each of the following proportions.
12:6::x:12 - correct answer x=24
Find the missing component (x) in each of the following proportions.
20:x::1:10 - correct answer x=200
x:34::34:2 - correct answer x=578
You are asked to administer 65 milligrams of intravenous Lidocaine. You know that Lidocaine is
packaged 100 mg in a 5 milliliter prefilled syringe. How many milliliters of Lidocaine will you
administer? - correct answer 65 mg: x mL::100 mg : mL
Multiply the means : 100 x X = 100x
Multiply the extremes: 65 x 5 = 325
Set up as 100x = 325
To Solve for x, divide each side by 100.
Solution: x = 3.25
Answer - give 3.25 mL from the syringe to deliver 65 mg of Lidocaine
You are asked to administer 30 mg of a medication that is supplied in a 10 mL vial containing
100 mg. How many mL will give you to administer the ordered dose? - correct answer 3 mL
The physician orders 500 mg of amoxicillin for an adult patient. Amoxicillin is supplied in 125
mg tablets. How many tablets do you administer? - correct answer 4 tablets
You need to administer 4 mg of morphine sulfate (MS) slow IV push. MS is packaged 15 mg per
mL. How many milliliters do you administer? - correct answer 0.266
While driving to work last week you filled the tank of your new car with gasoline. The tank holds
16 gallons. You stopped today and topped off the tank by pumping 9.8 gallons. What
percentage of the tank's capacity was left before you refilled the tank today? - correct answer
61.25%
Write the following ratios using colons. Reduce to the lowest terms.
9 prescriptions out of 27 prescriptions - correct answer 9:27 book says but I think 1:3
Write the following ratios using colons. Reduce to the lowest terms.
, 20 days out of 30 days - correct answer 20:30 book says but I think 2:3
Determine if the following proportions are equal.
75:19::5:1 - correct answer not equal
Determine if the following proportions are equal.
100:10::10:1 - correct answer equal
Solve for the missing component (x).
x:900::300:1 - correct answer x=270,000
Solve for the missing component (x).
24:72::x:6 - correct answer x=2
The physician asks you to administer 5 mg of atenolol to Mrs. Jones. Atenolol is packaged 1 mg
per 2 mL. How many mL will you administer to Mrs. Jones? - correct answer 10 mL
You need to administer naloxone to Ms. Reed. The order is for 0.6 mg intramuscularly.
Naloxone is packaged 0.4 mg/mL in 1 mL vials. How many mL do you administer? - correct
answer 1 1/2 mL
Your teacher has developed a strange new grading system in which she requires that you attain
at least 75% of the total points available to pass. You obtained 1,132 points out of a possible
1,380. Did you pass the class? - correct answer yes
Mrs. Reed's electrocardiogram reveals a QRS complex that is 30% wider than the normal limit
of 0.12 seconds. How long is the QRS complex? - correct answer 0.156 second
Convert the decimals to percents.
0.375 - correct answer 35.7%
Convert the decimals to percents.
0.0932 - correct answer 9.32%
Convert the decimals to percents.
1.832 - correct answer 183.2%
Convert the percentages to decimals.
34% - correct answer 0.34
Convert the percentages to decimals.
345% - correct answer 3.45
