CONVERSIONS
MEDICATION ORDER IS WRITTEN FOR 0.00075g. CONVERT THE PRESCRIBED AMOUNT INTO MICROGRAMS
750mcg
MD ORDERS 500mg. ON HAND YOU HAVE 250mg TABLETS. HOW MANY TABLETS WILL YOU GIVE?
2 TABLETS
500/250=2
MD ORDERS 250MG. ON HAND YOU HAVE 125mg/5mL. HOW MANY mL WILL YOU GIVE?
10mL
250/125=2
2 x 5mL =10 mL
A PATIENT WEIGHS 110LBS. CONVERT TO KILOGRAMS
50 KG
110/2.2=50 KG
A PATIENT TAKES 1 TABLET TID FOR 7 DAYS. HOW MANY TABLETS ARE NEEDED?
21 TABLETS
1 X 3 X 7= 21
PATIENT WEIGHS 187LBS. CONVERT THE WEIGHT TO KILOGRAMS,THEN CALCULATE PATIENTS WEIGHT INTO GRAMS.
85.0 kg and 85,000g
187/2.2=85 kg
85 x 1000=85,000g
MD ORDERS 0.75g. ON HAND YOU HAVE 250 mg TABLETS. HOW MANY TABLETS WILL YOU GIVE?
3 TABLETS
0.75g=750 mg; 750/250=3
MD ORDERS 300 mg. ON HAND YOU HAVE 150 mg/5mL. HOW MANY mL WILL YOU GIVE?
10mL
300/150=2
2 X 5mL=10 mL
A PATIENT WEIGHS 183.7LBS. CONVERT THE PATIENTS WEIGHT TO KILOGRAMS
83.5kg
183.7/2.2=83.5 kg
AN ORDER IS FOR 0.125g. ON HAND YOU HAVE 250mg TABLET. HOW MANY TABLETS WILL BE GIVEN?
0.5 TABLETS
0.125g=125 mg
125/250=0.5
A PATIENT CONSUMES 1 PINT OF WATER, 6 FL OZ OF JUICE, AND 120mL OF BROTH. WHAT IS THE TOTAL FLUID INTAKE IN LITERS?
0.78 L
480+(6 X 30)+120=780 mL
DIVIDE BY 1000= 0.78 L
MD ORDERS 125 mcg. ON HAND YOU HAVE 0.25mg TABLETS. HOW MANY TABLES WILL YOU GIVE?
0.5 TABLET
0.25= 250mcg; 125/250=0.5
MD ORDERS 375 mg. ON HAND YOU HAVE 250mg/5mL. HOW MANY mL WILL YOU GIVE?
7.5 mL
375/250=1.5
1.5 X 5mL=7.5 mL
A PATIENT DRINKS 8 OZ OF WATER, 150 mL OF JUICE, AND 1.5 CUP OF TEA. CALCULATE THE TOTAL FLUID INTAKE IN mL
750mL
8 X 30=240 mL,1.5 X 240=360 mL
240+150+360=750 mL
MD ORDERS 5mg/KG. PATIENT WEIGHS 66 LBS. WHATS THE DOSE
150mg
66/2.2=30KG
30 X 5 =150mg
A PATIENT WEIGHS 163.5 LB. CONVERT THE PATIENTS WEIGHT INTO KILOGRAMS THEN TO GRAMS. ROUND IF NEEDED
74.32 kg AND 74,318.18g
163.5/2.2- 74.31818_kg
MULTIPLY BY 1,000= 74,318.18
MD ORDERS 1.5 g. ON HAND YOU 500mg TABLETS. HOW MANY TABLETS. WILL YOU GIVE?
3 TABLETS
1.5g=1500mg;1500/500=3
MD ORDERS 0.4g. ON HAND YOU HAVE 100mg/2 mL. HOW MANY mL WILL YOU GIVE?
8mL
0.4g=400 mg
400/100=4
4 x 2mL=8 mL
DURING AN 8-HOUR SHIFT, A PATIENT DRINKS 12 OZ OF WATER, 180mL OF JUICE,AND 1 CUP OF BROTH. THE PATIENT PRODUCES 425mL OF URINE AND 150mL OF EMESIS. CALCULATE THE PATIENTS NET FLUID BALANCE
+205mL
INTAKE: 360+180+240=780 mL
OUTPUT: 425+150+575mL
NET BALANCE: 780- 575=+205
(positive fluid intake)
MD ORDERS 12 mg/kg/day DIVIDED INTO 3 EQUAL DOSES. PATIENT WEIGHS 55LB. HOW MANY mg PER DOSE?
100mg
55/2.2=25KG
25 X 12 -300mg/day
300/3=100 MG
A PATIENT DRINK 2.5 CUPS OF WATER. 7.5 FL OZ OF JUICE, AND 0.35 L OF BROTH. WHAT IS THE TOTAL FLUID INTAKE IN MILLILITERS?
1,175mL
2.5 X 240=600 mL, 7.5 X 30=225 mL, 0.35 X 1000=350 mL
TOTAL 1,175mL
MD ORDERS 0.6 mg. ON HAND YOU HAVE 200 mcg TABLETS. HOW MANY TABLETS WILL YOU GIVE?
3 TABLETS
0.6MG=600MCG; 600/200=3
MD ORDERS 750 mg EVERY 8 HOURS. ON HAND YOU HAVE 250mg/5mL. HOW MANY mL WILL BE GIVEN IN 24 HOURS?
45mL
15mL PER DOSE X 3 DOSES =45mL
A PATIENT IN TAKES 8OZ OF JUICE, 240mL OF WATER, AND 6OZ OF SOUP. CALCULATE THE TOTAL INTAKE
660 mL
240+240+180=660 mL
MD ORDERS 8mg/kg/day QID. PATIENT WEIGHS 132LB. ON HAND YOU HAVE 40mg/mL. HOW MANY mL PER DOSE?
3mL
132/2.2=60KG
60 X 8=480
480/4=120mg/DOSE
120/40=3mL