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Push & Pump Math
100

Stroke Patient

Who is Maria Lopez?

100
How many tablets of levothyroxine 50 mcg, PO once daily.  The pharmacy provides levothyroxine in tablets of 0.1 mg

0.5 tablet

100

150mEq/L sodium level

What is a too high sodium lab?

100

Sterile gloves

What type of gloves are used for sterile procedures?

100

Patient is receiving cefTRIAXone 1g in 100mL over 30 minutes.  What is the rate on the pump?

200mL/hour

200

Transgender fractured hip

Who is Elijah Dawson?

200

A provider orders morphine 3mg, SQ, daily.  The pharmacy provides morphine with a dose of 5mg/mL.  What is the dose amount in mL?

0.6mL

200

AST, ALT, ALK, Bili

What are liver labs?

200

pump beeps instead of going back to primary infusion

  What is a CALL BACK on the IV pump?

200

What is the rate? Cefazolin 1.5 gm in 50mL every 8 hours given over 30 minutes each administration.

100mL/hour

300

5 patients have this drug in common

How many EHR patients were prescribed Lasix?

300

A provider orders an antibiotic, 30mg/kg/day, IV, every 8 hours for an adult who weighs 100 kg.  Medication is 1mL/25mg. What volume (mL) of reconstituted antibiotic should be administered per dose?

40mL

300

3.5-4.5

What is the normal potassium range?

300

ID band, Fall band and blood bank

Three common wrist bands in hospital?

300

Calculate the rate: famotidine 20mg in 2mL over 3 minutes.

0.67 mL/min

400

3 patients have this drug in common. 

How many EHR patients are prescribed digoxin?

400

Provider orders antibiotic 100mg/kg/day, IV to be administered every 8 hours.  The patient weighs 150 kg.  The pharmacy provides this antibiotic in vials containing 1g in 4mL.

20mL

400

high INR, PT or PTT

What labs show a patient is more likely to bleed?

400

Check patient's name and date of birth on arm band.

How do you identify your patient?
400

Your patient is receiving vancomycin 1.5g in 300mL over 120 minutes.  What is the rate?

150mL/hour

500

Ima Wheezey and Donald Martin have this condition in common.

Which 2 EHR patients have CHF?

500

A provider order an IV drug to begin at 5mg/min.  The maximum dose is 7mg/min.  The IV bag contains 1g of the drug in 200mL in D5W.

60mL/hr - 84mL/hr

500

Three main kidney labs

What is Creatinine, BUN, GFR?

500

When you pull the skin/SQ tissue to the side before administering

What is a Z track administration for IM shot?

500

Your patient is receiving vancomycin 1.5g in 300mL.  What is the minimum amount of TIME this drug can be given?

1.5 hours as 1g/hour is safe

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