Easier DA
Order: Amoxicillin 500 mg PO
Available: Amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 mL
How many mL will you give?
10 ml
Order: 1000 mL D5½NS over 10 hours
Drop factor: 20 gtt/mL
What is the drip rate in gtt/min? (round to nearest whole number)
33 gtts/min
What does Bradycardia mean? break it down
Prefix: brady- = slow
Root: cardi = heart
Suffix: -ia = condition
Meaning: A condition of abnormally slow heart rate.
cardio= _____
heart (ex:cardiologist)
1mg= ______ mcg
1000mcg
IV Pump Rate (mL/hr)
Order: 1500 mL D5W over 12 hours
What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?
125 ml/hr
Order: 1500 mL NS to infuse over 24 hours
Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL (microdrip)
What is the infusion rate in gtt/min? (round to the nearest whole number)
63 gtts/min
What does Gastrectomy mean? break it down
Gastrectomy
Root: gastr = stomach
Suffix: -ectomy = surgical removal
Meaning: Surgical removal of the stomach (or part of it).
stomy= _____
opening (ex: colostomy)
1g= ______ mg
1000mg
Order: Amoxicillin 300 mg PO
Available: Amoxicillin suspension 125 mg/5 mL
How many mL will you administer?
12 ml
Order: Erythromycin 10 mg/kg PO every 6 hours
Patient weight: 66 lb
Available: Erythromycin suspension 200 mg/5 mL
How many mL per dose? (round to the nearest tenth)
7.5ml/ dose
What does Osteoarthritis mean? break it down
Root: oste/o = bone
Root: arthr = joint
Suffix: -itis = inflammation
Meaning: Inflammation of bone and joint.
a or an= ______ (hint= prefix)
without (ex: anaerobic)
1kg= _____ lbs
2.2 lbs
Order: 1000 mL of 0.9% NS to infuse over 8 hours
Drop factor: 15 gtt/mL
What is the drip rate in gtt/min? (round to the nearest whole number)
31 gtts/min
Order: Gentamicin 600 mcg/kg/day IV divided q8h
Patient weight: 44 lb
Available: Gentamicin 40 mg/mL
How many mL per dose? (round to the nearest tenth)
0.2ml/ dose
What does Hematopoiesis mean? break it down
Root: hemat/o = blood
Root: poiesis = formation, production
Meaning: The process of forming blood cells.
olig= _____ (hint it is a prefix)
few, little (ex: oliguria/ oligarchy)
1 tbs= _____ tsp
3 tsp
Order: Ceftriaxone 75 mg/kg/day IV divided q12h
Patient weight: 22 lb
Available: Ceftriaxone 250 mg/mL
How many mL per dose will you administer?
1.5 ml
Order: Vancomycin 500 mcg/kg/day IV, divided q6h
Patient weight: 30lbs
IV solution available: Vancomycin 1,000 mg in 200 mL
How many ml per day? (round to the nearest hundredth)
How many ml per dose? (round to the nearest hundredth)
1.36 ml/day
0.34 ml/dose
What does Nephrolithiasis mean? break it down
Root: nephr/o = kidney
Root: lith = stone
Suffix: -iasis = abnormal condition
Meaning: Condition of kidney stones.
ankyl= _____ (hint word root)
crooked
1 cup= _____ oz
8 oz (240ml)