Medical Terminology
The term used to describe being away from the point of attachment.
What is Distal?
What is the BSA of a man who is 5 ft 5 in tall and weighs 150 lbs?
1.76 m2
The physician orders Biaxin 7.5 mg/kg PO q12h. If the drug strength is 250 mg/5 mL, how many mL of this antibiotic should be administered to a patient who weighs 70 kg?
10.5 mL q12h
38 gtt/min
A patient needs to drink 1.5 oz of an elixir daily. How many teaspoons would be equivalent to this dosage?
9 tsp
1 tsp = 5 mL; 1 oz = 30 mL
A lateral curvature of the spine.
What is Scoliosis?
Find the BSA of an adult who is 183 cm tall and weighs 92 kg.
2.16 m2
Vibramycin 2 mg/lb daily PO. How many mL should be administered for a patient who weighs 90 lbs?
18 mL
A patient weighs 80 kg and must receive dopamine at a rate of 3 mcg/kg/min.
How many mcg/min should the patient receive?
240 mcg/min
An infant weighs 5 lb 8 oz. How many ounces does the infant weigh?
88 oz
1 lb = 16 oz
In the term pilonidal, the combining form pil/o means this.
What is Hair?
Order: Potassium chloride 30 mEq PO daily in three divided doses. How many tablets should you administer?
On hand: 10 mEq/tab
3 tablets; in 3 divided doses = 1 tablet per dose (q8h)
Dilantin 15 mg/kg loading dose PO then 300 mg/day. For the loading dose, how many mg would you administer for a patient who weighs 80 kg?
1,200 mg
A patient who weighs 55 kg is receiving a medication at the rate of 30 mL/h. The concentration of the medication is 400 mg in 500 mL of D5W. The recommended dosage range for the drug is 2-5 mcg/kg/min. Is this patient receiving a safe dose?
No, they are not
A child is 3 ft 2 in tall. Find the child's height in inches.
38 inches
1 ft = 12 inches
An abnormal accumulation of lymph in the interstitial spaces.
What is Lymphedema?
The order is Oxaprozin 1.8 g PO daily each morning. The drug is supplied as 600 mg/cap. How many caps should be administered to the patient?
3 caps
A drug is ordered 6 mg/kg PO BID. How many tablets will a patient receive if he weighs 148 lbs and the strength of the tablet is 200 mg/tablet?
2 tablets
Order: Cefoxitin 1 g IVPB q6h over 30 min.
A) Find the dosage rate in g/h.
B) Change the dosage rate to the flow rate in mL/h.
A) 2 g/h
B) 100 mL/h
An order reads 125 mcg of Digoxin PO daily. How many mg of this medicine would you administer to the patient?
0.125 mg
1 mg = 1,000 mcg
A loss of the ability to use objects properly.
What is Ataxia?
A prescriber ordered Bosutinib 250 mg PO daily. How many tablets would you administer?
On hand: 500 mg/tab
0.5 tab
Pancrelipase 1,000 units/kg/meal. How many tablets would you administer for a patient who weighs 50 kg?
On hand: 24,000 units/tab
2 tabs
Order: Cimetidine 300 mg IVPB q6h in 50 mL NS infuse in 20 min.
A) IV flow rate measured in mL/min
B) Dosage rate measured in mg/min
A) 2.5 mL/min
B)15 mg/min
A patient weighs 154 lbs. How many kg is this equivalent to?
70 kg
1 kg = 2.2 lbs