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Pharma Dosage Calculation Answer Key

This document provides the key and answers to a pharmacology midterm exam. It includes 6 multiple choice questions testing calculations of drug dosages and intravenous infusion rates. The questions cover converting between units of measurement, calculating volumes based on drug concentration, and appropriately dosing medications for infants based on their age and weight compared to adult dosages.

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Pharma Dosage Calculation Answer Key

This document provides the key and answers to a pharmacology midterm exam. It includes 6 multiple choice questions testing calculations of drug dosages and intravenous infusion rates. The questions cover converting between units of measurement, calculating volumes based on drug concentration, and appropriately dosing medications for infants based on their age and weight compared to adult dosages.

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KEY TO CORRECTION

MIDTERM EXAMINATION
PHARMACOLOGY
1st Semester, S.Y. 2021-2022

Solve the following problems. (5 points each)

1. A patient is to receive NPH 50 u s.c. daily. Stock is 100 u/ml in 1 vial. How many ml should be
administered?

ANSWER:
D/S X dilution = Q

50u
x 1 ml=0.5 ml
100u

2. A physician’s order reads “Administer 0.02g Furosemide (Lasix) IM.” Stock is 20 mg/1ml
ampule. How many ml will you administer?

ANSWER:
Conversion factor: 1 gm = 1,000 mg
0.02g x 1,000 mg/g = 20 mg

D/S X dilution = Q

20 mg
x 1 ml=1ml
20 mg

3. The patient is admitted and the surgeon ordered to give Omeprazole 30mg now then OD prior to
surgical intervention. The medicine labeled 40mg in 10cc/ml. How many ml will be given to the
patient?

ANSWER:
D/S X dilution = Q

30 mg
x 1 0 ml=7.5 ml
40 mg

4. A physician orders D5W IV at 125ml per hour. The infusion is calibrated for a drop factor of 10
drops per ml. Calculate IV flow rate in drops per min.

ANSWER
Conversion factor: 1 hr = 60 min

125 ml 1 0 gtts
x =20.8 gtts /min ¿ 21 gtts /min
60 min ml
5. The doctor ordered 1000 ml D5NS to infuse over 8 hrs. The drop factor is 15 drops per ml. How
many ml/hr will the IV run?

1, 000 ml
=125 ml/hr
8 hr

6. An infant, 15 months old and, needs Streptomycin Sulfate, which usually administered to adults
as 1 gm (1,000mg), as a daily IM injection. What is the appropriate dosage for the infant?

15(age∈months)
x 1,000
150

0.1 x 1 , 000 = 100 mg

***Please turn in your answer sheet to our G-classroom. Goodluck!

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