DOSAGE CALCULATIONS ACTUAL TEST
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
●● How do you set up a proportion for drug dosage calculation?
Answer: Write a proportion comparing the known dosage to the desired
dosage.
●● If 250 mg corresponds to 1 capsule, how would you find the number
of capsules for 500 mg?
Answer: Set up the proportion: 250 mg: 1 capsule :: 500 mg: x capsules.
●● What does x represent in dosage calculations?
Answer: x represents the unknown quantity of capsules or tablets to be
administered.
●● In the example of administering 975 mg of aspirin with 325 mg
tablets, how many tablets are needed?
Answer: 3 tablets.
●● How do you calculate the total number of capsules to be given in one
day if 2 capsules are given per dose and the drug is administered four
times a day?
, Answer: Multiply the number of capsules per dose by the number of
doses: 2 capsules x 4 doses = 8 capsules.
●● What is the formula to find the number of milliliters to administer if
the order is for 45 mg of phenobarbital and the elixir is 20 mg/5 mL?
Answer: Set up the proportion: 20 mg: 5 mL :: 45 mg: x mL.
●● What is the calculated volume to administer for 45 mg of
phenobarbital?
Answer: 11.25 mL.
●● How many milliliters of Thorazine syrup are needed for a 20 mg
dose if the syrup contains 10 mg/5 mL?
Answer: 10 mL.
●● How do you determine the number of doses in a 120 mL bottle of
Thorazine syrup?
Answer: Set up the proportion: 10 mL: 1 dose :: 120 mL: x doses.
●● What is the total number of doses in a 120 mL bottle of Thorazine
syrup?
Answer: 12 doses.
●● What is a milliequivalent in drug dosage calculations?
PAPER FULL QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED APLUS
●● How do you set up a proportion for drug dosage calculation?
Answer: Write a proportion comparing the known dosage to the desired
dosage.
●● If 250 mg corresponds to 1 capsule, how would you find the number
of capsules for 500 mg?
Answer: Set up the proportion: 250 mg: 1 capsule :: 500 mg: x capsules.
●● What does x represent in dosage calculations?
Answer: x represents the unknown quantity of capsules or tablets to be
administered.
●● In the example of administering 975 mg of aspirin with 325 mg
tablets, how many tablets are needed?
Answer: 3 tablets.
●● How do you calculate the total number of capsules to be given in one
day if 2 capsules are given per dose and the drug is administered four
times a day?
, Answer: Multiply the number of capsules per dose by the number of
doses: 2 capsules x 4 doses = 8 capsules.
●● What is the formula to find the number of milliliters to administer if
the order is for 45 mg of phenobarbital and the elixir is 20 mg/5 mL?
Answer: Set up the proportion: 20 mg: 5 mL :: 45 mg: x mL.
●● What is the calculated volume to administer for 45 mg of
phenobarbital?
Answer: 11.25 mL.
●● How many milliliters of Thorazine syrup are needed for a 20 mg
dose if the syrup contains 10 mg/5 mL?
Answer: 10 mL.
●● How do you determine the number of doses in a 120 mL bottle of
Thorazine syrup?
Answer: Set up the proportion: 10 mL: 1 dose :: 120 mL: x doses.
●● What is the total number of doses in a 120 mL bottle of Thorazine
syrup?
Answer: 12 doses.
●● What is a milliequivalent in drug dosage calculations?
