FULL TEST BANK CALCULATION OF
DRUG DOSAGES I2TH EDITION PRINTED
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A patient with a tidal volume of 400 milliliters has a tidal volume of how
many liters?
40
4
.400
.04 - ANSWER -.400L
A patient who weighs 55 kilograms is to receive a drug dosage of
10mg/kg. How much drug should be administered?
550 mg
250 mg
25 mg
5.5 mg - ANSWER -550 mg. To determine the dosage to administer,
simply multiply 55 kg by 10 mg (55 kg x 10 mg = 550 mg).
pg. 1
,A solution of drug contains 80 units/ml. How many milliliters would you
need to deliver 320 units of the drug?
0.4 ml
4 ml
14 ml
40 ml - ANSWER -4 ml. Refer to example calculation 8 in the textbook
to set up your calculation and solve for X.
A medication bag contains 0.03 liters. This is equal to how many
milliliters?
3
30
300
3,000 - ANSWER -30. Refer to Table 2-2 to convert from liters to
milliliters.
Virazole is supplied in a powder form that must be mixed with normal
saline or sterile water prior to nebulization. This type of solution
represents a:
Solid/solvent
Weight/volume
pg. 2
, Liquid/solute
Volume/volume - ANSWER -Weight/volume. A drug solution that
consists of the active drug in solid (or powder) form mixed with a liquid
solvent is considered a weight/volume solution.
How much active drug is in 3 ml of a 10% solution?
0.3 g
1g
0.3 mg
1 mg - ANSWER -0.3 g. By definition (%solution = g). Solve: 3 x .10 = 0.3
A rescue dosage of surfactant calls for 3 ml/kg body weight. If a
premature infant weighs 1,500 g, how many milliliters are needed?
5.0 ml
9.0 ml
0.45 ml
4.5 ml - ANSWER -4.5 ml. You first convert the baby's weight from
grams to kilograms. Then you determine how many milliliters are
needed if the required dosage is 3 ml per kilogram by multiplying 3 by
the weight in kg (3 ml x 1.5 kg).
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DRUG DOSAGES I2TH EDITION PRINTED
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A patient with a tidal volume of 400 milliliters has a tidal volume of how
many liters?
40
4
.400
.04 - ANSWER -.400L
A patient who weighs 55 kilograms is to receive a drug dosage of
10mg/kg. How much drug should be administered?
550 mg
250 mg
25 mg
5.5 mg - ANSWER -550 mg. To determine the dosage to administer,
simply multiply 55 kg by 10 mg (55 kg x 10 mg = 550 mg).
pg. 1
,A solution of drug contains 80 units/ml. How many milliliters would you
need to deliver 320 units of the drug?
0.4 ml
4 ml
14 ml
40 ml - ANSWER -4 ml. Refer to example calculation 8 in the textbook
to set up your calculation and solve for X.
A medication bag contains 0.03 liters. This is equal to how many
milliliters?
3
30
300
3,000 - ANSWER -30. Refer to Table 2-2 to convert from liters to
milliliters.
Virazole is supplied in a powder form that must be mixed with normal
saline or sterile water prior to nebulization. This type of solution
represents a:
Solid/solvent
Weight/volume
pg. 2
, Liquid/solute
Volume/volume - ANSWER -Weight/volume. A drug solution that
consists of the active drug in solid (or powder) form mixed with a liquid
solvent is considered a weight/volume solution.
How much active drug is in 3 ml of a 10% solution?
0.3 g
1g
0.3 mg
1 mg - ANSWER -0.3 g. By definition (%solution = g). Solve: 3 x .10 = 0.3
A rescue dosage of surfactant calls for 3 ml/kg body weight. If a
premature infant weighs 1,500 g, how many milliliters are needed?
5.0 ml
9.0 ml
0.45 ml
4.5 ml - ANSWER -4.5 ml. You first convert the baby's weight from
grams to kilograms. Then you determine how many milliliters are
needed if the required dosage is 3 ml per kilogram by multiplying 3 by
the weight in kg (3 ml x 1.5 kg).
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