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100

Convert 76 F to Celsius.


24.4

100

If 50 mL of simple syrup are needed to make a 100mL compound liquid ibuprofen. How many mL of simple syrup are needed to make a 50mL compound?

25mL

100

A prescriber ordered a dose of 40mg of famotidine. The medication is available in an oral solution with a concentration of 20mg/2mL. How many milliliters are needed to prepare the ordered dose?

4mL

100


Compute the daily rate of pediatric maintenance fluids for a child weighing 110lb:
           50mL/kg/day for first 10kg of body weight
           25 mL/kg/day for the next 10 kg of body weight            
           10 mL/kg/day for each kg above 20kg of body weight

1050mL

100

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The Office

200

What is the milliliter equivalent of 2 ounces?


60mL

200

A patient weighs 30kg. The physician has ordered a medication with a usual adult dose of 2mg/kg/BID. How many milligrams of medication will the patient receive per day?

120mg

200

Surprise BSA question!

A patient has a BSA of 0.2 m2. The physician has ordered a medication with a usual adult dose of 50mg/m2/day. How many milligrams of drug will the patient receive per day?

10mg

200


Compute the daily rate of pediatric maintenance fluids for a child weighing 77lb:
50mL/kg/day for first 10kg of body weight
25 mL/kg/day for the next 10 kg of body weight
10 mL/kg/day for each kg above 20kg of body weight

900mL

200

BOOKS' MISSING ADJECTIVES

"____ House on the Prairie"

Little

300
Name a drug or drug category that is measured in milliequivalents or millimoles.

Electrolytes. 

300

A patient weighs 66lbs. The physician has ordered a medication with a usual adult dose of 5mg/kg/day. How many milligrams will the patient receive per day?

250mg

300


A patients surgery ends at 1300. The patient will have 2 hours in the recovery room before visitors are allowed. What time will visitors be allowed to see the patient?

3pm (or 1500)

300

Child: 35 lb and 94 cm
Order: vincristine 1.5mg IV stat
Supply: vincristine 2.5 mg/5mL
Recommended dosage: 10mg/m2/dose
Give _____mg/dose

6.42mg

300

DEEP INSIDE OF ME

Oddly, the "small" one of these organs is 25 feet long, the "large" one only 5.

Intestine
400

A patient weighs 35 kg. What is the patients weigh in pounds?


77lb

400


A prescription indicates the patient is to take 36 units of regular insulin each morning. Regular insulin comes in a concentration of 100units/mL. How many milliliters (mL) will the patient take per day?

0.36mL

400

A prescription indicates the patient is to take 24 mEq of potassium chloride. In stock there is a bottle of potassium chloride 8 mEq tablets. How many tablets will the patient take per dose?

3 tablets

400

A physician has ordered a medication with a usual adult dose of 25mg/m2/BID. The patient is 60 inches tall and weighs 165lbs. Calculate the total amount of medication the patient will receive per day?

89mg

400

In which city is the only river in the world that flows backward?

Chicago

500

Which of the following drugs are measured in units?

- Heparin

- Synthroid

- Levothyroxine

- Nystatin

Heparin and nystatin. (Also insulin.)

500


A patient weighs 165lbs. The physician has ordered a medication with a usual adult dose of 12mg/kg/day. How many milligrams of medication will the patient receive per day?

900mg

500

Albuterol inhaler MDI (90 mcg) ii puffs po q6-8h prn SOB #1 inhaler (200 puffs). What is the days’ supply?


25 days

500

What is the equivalent of DCXXIV?

624

500

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