CALCULATION
PRACTICE
PROBLEMS/10
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
Ordered: 250 mg
Available: 100 mg/2 mL - √Answer>(250/100)2 = 5
mL
>Quiz: Ordered: 100 mg
Available: 0.05 g tablets - √Answer>0.05 g = 50
mg
100/50 = 2 tablets
>Quiz: Ordered: 8 mcg/kg/hr
Available: 0.64 mg/2 mL
Patient weighs 80 kg
What drip rate (mL/hr)? - √Answer>8x80 = 640
mcg
0.64 = 640 mcg
(640/640)2 = 2 mL
>Quiz: Ordered: 24 mg over 8 hours