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100

Order: Amoxicillin 500 mg PO
Available: Amoxicillin suspension 250 mg/5 mL

How many mL will you give?

10 ml

100

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

100

What does Bradycardia mean? break it down

Prefix: brady- = slow

Root: cardi = heart

Suffix: -ia = condition

Meaning: A condition of abnormally slow heart rate.

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cardio= _____

heart  (ex:cardiologist)

100

1mg= ______ mcg

1000mcg

200

IV Pump Rate (mL/hr)

Order: 1500 mL D5W over 12 hours

What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?

125 ml/hr

200

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

200

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).

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stomy= _____

opening (ex: colostomy)

200

1g= ______ mg

1000mg

300

Order: Amoxicillin 300 mg PO
Available: Amoxicillin suspension 125 mg/5 mL

How many mL will you administer?

12 ml

300

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

300

What does Osteoarthritis mean? break it down

Root: oste/o = bone

Root: arthr = joint

Suffix: -itis = inflammation

Meaning: Inflammation of bone and joint.

300

a or an= ______  (hint= prefix)

without (ex: anaerobic) 

300

1kg= _____ lbs

2.2 lbs

400

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

400

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

400

What does Hematopoiesis mean? break it down

Root: hemat/o = blood

Root: poiesis = formation, production

Meaning: The process of forming blood cells.

400

olig= _____ (hint it is a prefix)

few, little (ex: oliguria/ oligarchy)

400

1 tbs= _____ tsp

3 tsp

500

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

500

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

500

What does Nephrolithiasis mean? break it down

Root: nephr/o = kidney

Root: lith = stone

Suffix: -iasis = abnormal condition

Meaning: Condition of kidney stones.

500

ankyl= _____ (hint word root)

crooked

500

1 cup= _____ oz

8 oz (240ml)