Equivalents
1 gram is equal to how many mg?
1000 milligrams
Heparin is used for what?
Blood thinning
The doctor orders Sulfasalazine 1 g and on hand, you have Sulfasalazine 500 mg/tab. How many tablets will you administer?
2 tablets
How many pounds are in 1 kg?
2.2
You have 2000 mL to infuse over a period of 10 hours. How many hours will it take to infuse this drug?
10
1 mg is equal to how many mEq?
39.1
Lisinopril is used for what?
Lowering blood pressure.
The doctor orders Nembutal gr 1 1/2 and on hand, you have Nembutal 100 mg/cap. How many capsules do you administer?
0.9 or 1
The doctor orders Gentamicin Sulfate 2mg/kg/day IVPB q 8 h. The child weighs 40 pounds. Availalbe is Gentamicin 40 mg/mL. How many mL do you administer in 1 dose?
0.3 ml/dose
Dr. Smith orders 500 mL IV fluid to infuse in 12 hours. How many mL per hour will the IV infuse?
42 mL/hr
5 ml equals how many tsp?
1
Loratidine is the generic name for what drug?
Claritin
Dr. Health orders Dilanin gr 1 1/2 for Billy Froth. The label on the bottle o Dilantin reads 30 mg/tab. How many tabs will you give?
3 tablets
Alta is to have 2 mg of medication per kg of body weight. Alta weighs 55 kg. How many mg of medication will she receive?
110 mg
Dr. Betty Ross orders 1500 mL D5 1/2 NA IV fluid to infuse in 16 hours. How many mL will infuse in 1 hour?
94 mL/hr
cc are the same as
mL
High blood pressure
1 mL
Timmy Pike is receiving 1000 mL of D5W. The doctor orders KCL 2.5 mEq per 100 mL of IV fluid added to the bag. You have a vial labeled KCL 40 mEq per 10 mL. How many mL's KCL will you add?
6.25 mL
Dr. Thomas wants his diabetic patient to have an insulin rip. He orders 40 units of Humalog in 500 mL of 9% NS. The IV is to infuse at 2 u/hr. Calculate the mL per hour the patient will receive.
25 mL/hr
How many milligrams are in 1 grain?
60
Synthroid is used for what?
A thyroid replacement.
The doctor orders Atropine gr 1/150. On hand, you have Atropine 0.4 mg/ml. How many mL do you administer?
1 mL
Trisha Mull is to have a 500 mL bag of D5W added when the 1000 mL bag she is receiving is completed. Dr. Sharp orders 15 mEq of KCL aded to the 500 mL bag. You have a vial of KCL labeled 20 mEq per 10 mL. How many mL of KCL will you add to the new bag?
7.5 mL
The doctor orders Aminophylline 250 mg in 250 mL of IV soluion. Infuse a 0.9 mg/kg/hr. Your client weighs 100 kg. At what rate will you set the IV infusion pump?
68mL/hr