Dosage calculations Exam Practice Questions and Answer

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Dosage calculations Exam Practice
Questions and Answers


A patient is to receive Valium 10 mg TID. The available tablets are labeled 5 mg. How

many tabs will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-2 tabs


The physician orders Lasix 40 mg. The drug label reads Lasix 20 mg/ml. How many ml

will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-2 mL

The physician orders 5 mg of a drug to be given. You have 2.5 mg tabs available. How

many tabs should you give? - Answer✔️✔️-2 tabs

You have 15mg/ml of Morphine Sulfate. The order is for 10 mg to be given. How much

should be administered? - Answer✔️✔️-0.67 mL

The physician orders Gentamycin 60 mg IM. The drug label reads Gentamycin 40

mg/mL. How much will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-1.5 mL

The order is for Librium 25 mg IM. The drug label reads Librium 100 mg/2 mL. How

much will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-0.5 mL

The physician orders Digoxin 0.5 mg. The drug label reads Digoxin 0.25 mg per tab.

What will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-2 tabs

The order is for Pen-Vee K 250 mg. The drug label reads Pen-Vee K 125 mg/ml. How

much will you give? - Answer✔️✔️-2 mL




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