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What is the strength  of a drug packed inside a specific volume of liquid, usually written as mg/mL

What is concentration 

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How many kg are in one lb?

what is 2.2kg

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what does TFN stand for ? 

What are Total Fluids Needed

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What happens to a drug when we dilute it ? 

what is the concentration becomes weaker

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What does CRI stand for? 

what is Constant Rate Infusion. 

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What are the five rights ? 

what is the right patient, the right  drug the right amount/ dose , the right time, and the right route

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the amount of medication based on units per weight of the animal such as  (50 mg/kg, 10 mL/kg)

What is a dosage


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what does μg stand for?



what is a microgram 


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What 3 components are included in TFN 

What is Maintenance, Fluid Deficit, & Ongoing Losses 


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Pantoprazole has 40mg powder. How do I make the concentration 4mg/ml ?

what is add 10ml of diluent.

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What is the purpose of a CRI ? 

 what is continuous drug administration

200

How many mL remain in the bag if fluid line is sitting at the 6 mark? 

what is 400mL

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What is the total measured amount of a medication usually measured in  mg or mL 

What is a dose

300

DVM orders 2mg/kg for a 12kg dog what is the final dose in mg? 

what is 24mg

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What is a typical Maintenance rate ? 

what is 50–60 mL/kg/day

300

you have 1 part of a drug and 10 parts of a diluent. what ratios represents this dilution ?  

what is 1:11  

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A 22-kg patient postoperative for forelimb amputation requires the following fentanyl CRI prepared in a 150-mL burette and delivered using a calibrated fluid pump.

Starting Dose 3 µg/kg/h 

Drug Concentration  50 µg/mL

Fluid Rate  35 mL/h 

Total Volume 150 mL

 

what is 5.7ml

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Solute is taken directly from the original stock for every single mixture.

what is an Independent dilution

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A rapid infusion of a specific volume of fluid or medication given over a short period of time  (e.g., 5 to 30 minutes)

What is a Bous


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What is 15000 mcg converted to grams?

what is 0.015 g

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what is the Fluid Deficit Formula ? 

%  of dehydration × BW (kg) × 1000

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When targeting a concentration and diluting from  stock concentration what is the formula used ?

what is C₁V₁ = C₂V₂

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An 11-pound Yorkshire Terrier has been prescribed a 2 mg/kg/day constant rate infusion of metoclopramide.  The metoclopramide is to be added to the intravenous fluids.  If the concentration of metoclopramide is 5 mg/ml and the Yorkie’s fluid rate of Lactated Ringer's (LRS) is 20 ml/hr, how many milliliters of metoclopramide should be added to a 500 ml bag of intravenous fluids?

what is  2 mL of metoclopramide

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Generally 1 fluid ounce is equal to approximately how many mL of liquid

what is 30ml

500

A larger starting dose given right away to bring drug levels up quickly in the body.

What is a Loading Dose 

500

How should I convert from a bigger unit to a smaller unit ? 

what is multiply by 1000

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You have a 15 kg dog, 3% dehydrated, w/  Ongoing loss: 100 ml. Maintenance for this patient is 50ml/kg/day

what should the hourly rate be ?

what is 54 mL/hr.

500

 How much 50% dextrose must be added to 1 L of lactated Ringer solution to make a solution that contains 5% dextrose?  

what is 100ml

500

A 20 kg dog needs to be placed on a ketamine CRI at 5 mcg/kg/min IV. Using a 100 mg/mL ketamine solution, a fluid bag filled with 500 mL of diluent needs to be concentrated such that the patient will receive the correct CRI dosage when using a fluid of 50mL/hr. Find the volume of the ketamine solution needed.

what is 0.6 ml

500

A patient requires 3 units of insulin every 12 hours. If the concentration of insulin is 100 U/mL, how many mL should be given at each administration?

what is 0.03 mL of insulin  

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Additional fluid replacement calculated to match active, abnormal losses such as vomiting, diarrhea, excessive urination, or weeping wounds

what are ongoing losses 

600

How man mg/ml are in enrofloxacin 2.27% 

What is 22.7mg/ml 

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What would the drip rate be (gtt/sec) for a 25 kg dog that is 5% dehydrated and has a maintenance rate of 5 mL/kg/hr. This patient will be using a macrodrip at 10 gtt/mL.

what is 1 gtt/ 2 seconds

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 What volume of 4.5% potassium chloride (KCl) solution is needed to prepare 0.75 L of a 9-mg/mL KCl solution?

 what is  150 mL of stock solution

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A 9 kg dog needs to be placed on MLK CRI using the following dosages and concentrations: 0.15 mg/kg/hr IV morphine (15mg/mL), 1.5 mg/kg/hr IV lidocaine (20 mg/mL) and 0.15 mg/kg/hr IV ketamine (100 mg/mL). The fluid bag is filled with 1 L of diluent and needs to be concentrated such that the patient will receive the correct CRI dosage when using a fluid rate of 23 mL/hr. Find the volume of MLK needed.

what is Morphine: 3.91 ml , Lidocaine: 29.35 ml, &
Ketamine: 0.59 ml  

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The doctor asks you to administer 5 g of 25% mannitol to a patient. How many mL do you give?

what is  20 mL