Dose Calculations
Nutrition
Immunology
Pharmacolog
Conversions
100
a 10 kg dog dosed at 5 mg/kg receives this dose.
What is 50 mg? 10 kg x 5 mg/kg = 50 mg
100
This nutrient is required in the largest quantitiy by all animals.
What is water?
100
A wound with an exudate of white blood cells and debris is said to be this.
What is purulent?
100
How much drug to give
What is dose or dosage?
100
2.2#
What is 1 kg?
200
A 6.6# rabbit needs Rabbibiotic at 2 mg/kg, which is a total dose of this many mgs.
What is 6 mg? (6.6#/2.2 kg/#=3 kg. 3 kg x 2 mg/kg = 6 mg)
200
This nutrient contains the most calories per gram.
What is fat?
200
These cells produce antibodies.
What are B lymphocytes?
200
Reasons not to give a drug
What are contraindications?
200
1 cc
What is 1 ml?
300
Your cat patient weighs 11#. You wish to give Catbiotic, which is dosed at 3 mg/kg PO BID. Catbiotic comes as 5 mg, 15 mg and 50 mg tablets. Your dispensing directions read thus.
What is 1 15 mg tablet by mouth twice daily. 11#/2.2#/kg = 5 kg 5 kg x 3 mg/kg = 15 mg
300
Vitamins B and C belong to this class of vitamins.
What are water soluble vitamins?
300
These WBCs mature in the thymus.
What are T lymphocytes?
300
This section of the label tells how the drug may change if other drugs are in the system
What are drug interactions?
300
Weight of 1 cc of water
What is 1 gram?
400
At a dose of 2.5 mg/kg, a 250 mg tablet would be an appropriate dose for a patient weighing this many pounds.
What is 22#? 250 mg/2.5 mg/kg = 10 kg 10 kg x 2.2 #/kg = 22#
400
The four major fat-soluble vitamins.
What are vitamins A, D, E and K?
400
The measurement of antibodies against a specific antigen.
What is a titer?
400
Time required between drug administration and slaughter
What is withdrawal (withholding) time?
400
4500 ml
What are 4.5 litres?
500
A 66# patient on IV fluids at a rate of 5 ml/kg/hour will be charged for this many one litre bags of IV fluids in a 24 hour period.
What is 4 bags? 66# / 2.2#/kg = 30 kg. 30 kg x 5 ml/kg/hr = 150 ml/hour 150 ml/hour x 24 hours = 3600 ml 3600 ml / 1000 ml/l = 3.6 litres = 4 bags
500
This item should never appear in the ingredient list of a hog feed.
What is pork or pork products? (Due to the risk of transmission of trichanosis)
500
A large protein recognized by the body as foreign.
What is an antigen?
500
Drugs selected to kill bacteria
What are antibiotics?
500
.001 g
What is 1 microgram?
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