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Drugs and Solutions Exam

This document provides 10 examples of medication dosage calculations. Each example lists the medication order, the medication details from the label, and calculates the amount to be administered based on the order and label information. The amounts to be administered include numbers of tablets, milliliters, milligrams, and tablespoons based on the given medication, order, and label details.

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Drugs and Solutions Exam

This document provides 10 examples of medication dosage calculations. Each example lists the medication order, the medication details from the label, and calculates the amount to be administered based on the order and label information. The amounts to be administered include numbers of tablets, milliliters, milligrams, and tablespoons based on the given medication, order, and label details.

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1. The physician ordered: Digoxin 250 mcg po qid.

The label reads 1 tablet


equals 0.25 mg. How many tablets will you administer to your patient?
Answer: One tablet
2. The nonsteroidal medication naproxen (Naprosyn) has been prescribed for
a patient, 1375 mg/day in divided doses. Each tablet contains 0.275 g. How
many tablets equal this daily dose? Answer: Five Tablets
3. The order reads: Ketrolac gr iss. The ampule reads 0.06 g per 1 ml. How
many milliliters will you administer to the patient? Answer: 1.5 milliliters
4. The label reads Heparin Sodium 10,000 USP Units/mL. The order is for
Heparin 6,000 U q6h sc. How many milliliters will you administer to the
patient? Answer: 0.6 milliliters
5. The physician ordered 0.4 mL of potassium iodide (Iostate) expectorant.
The label reads 325 mg/tsp. How many milligrams are contained in this
dose? Answer: 26 mg
6. The order is to give 600 mg of Ampicillin IM q8h. The directions for dilution
on the 2 gm vial reads: Reconstitute with 4.8 mL of sterile water to obtain a
concentration of 400 mg per mL. How many mL will you adminster per dose?
Answer: 1.5 mL
7. The physician ordered 180 mg of Dilantin po q8h. The patient weighs 98 lb.
The label of the drug reads 250 mg per 5 mL. How many milliliters will you
adminster to this patient per dose? Answer: 3.6 mL
8. The physician ordered Amoxicillin 10 mg IM q6h. Amoxicillin is supplied in
125 mg per 5 mL. How many milliliters will you administer per dose?
Answer: 0.4 mL
9. The patient receives Keflex oz ss po q6h. Keflex oral suspension is ordered
because he is not able to swallow pills. Keflex oral suspension is avalable as
125 mg per 5 mL. Give ___ mg or ____ Tbsp. Answer: Give 375 mg or 1
Tbsp.
10. Ordered: Atropine 0.6 mg IM. Label reads 0.3 mg per 0.5 mL. How many
milliliters will you give per dose? Answer: 1 milliliter.

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