In reference to needle size, the smaller the gauge number the:
smaller the needle diameter
larger the needle diameter
longer the needle length
shorter the needle length
larger the needle diameter
The vet orders drug at 22mg/kg PO BID x 1 week. How many mg does the 7kg pt need?
154mg
Calculate drip rates for pt needing 120mL/hr at 20gtt/mL. How many gtt per 10 seconds?
7gtt/10sec
What is 1/5 as a percentage?
20%
Which aspect of pharmacology has to do with how a drug moves through the body?
pharmaceutics
pharmacokinetics
pharmacodynamics
pharmacode
pharmacokinetics
A 55lb lab mix needs 5mcg/kg of dexmedetomidine IM. How many mcg does the pt need?
125mcg
Calculate drip rate for a pt needing 14 mL/hr at 60gtt/mL. How many drops per 10 seconds?
2gtt/10sec
What is 0.45 as a fraction?
9/20
What is the body's ability to change a drug from its administered form to one that is able to be used by the body?
absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion
Metabolism
What is the CRI for a 28kg pt needing fluids at 4mL/kg/hr. The fentanyl is 50mcg/mL.
remember CRI= mL/hr
112mL/hr
Calculate drip rate for a pt needing 81mL/hr at 15gtt/mL. Give answer in gtt/15sec
5gtt/15 sec
How many grams of lidocaine are in 10mL of 2% solution?
0.2g
A drug that has high levels of affinity and efficacy causing a specific action on a receptor is:
antagonist
partial agonist
mixed agonist antagonist
agonist
agonist
Calculate flow rate for lidocaine (2%) 15 mcg/kg/min with the pt weighing 20kg
mL/hr
0.9mL/hr
Calculate drip rate for pt needing 4mL/hr at 60gtt/mL. Give answer in gtt/20 seconds
1gtt/20seconds
What is 26% as a decimal?
0.26
A solution is comprised of a solid medication which has been:
mixed with a dilutent and is completely dissolved
suspended with a dillutent
mixed with a semisolid preparation of oil and water
mixed with water and dilutent to dissolve in oil
mixed with a dilutent and is completely dissolved
Run a CRI at a rate of 0.19mL/hr. The CRI will run for 10 hours and you are using a fluid line with a volume of 0.5mL. What volume of medication will you pull up?
2.4mL
Calculate drip rate for pt needing 182mL/hr at 20gtt/mL. Give answer in gtt/10 sec
10gtt/10 sec
How much bleach is needed to make 200mL of a 5% solution using 100% stock solution?
10mL