RT Pharmacology Ch. 4

Atrovent® is supplied as a 0.02% solution. If you administer 2.5 mL to a patient, how many milligrams are you giving?

0.5

One standard teaspoon is the equivalent to how many milliliters?

5

You have 80 mg of phenobarbital in 20 mL of phenobarbital elixir. How many milliliters of elixir would you use to give a 20-mg dose?

5

Which of the following Greek terms means 10?

Deca

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/10?

Deci

One milliliter (mL) is equivalent to how many drops (gtts) of liquid?

16

Which of the following Greek terms means 100?

Hecto

Which of the following metric system terms is associated with length?

Meter

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/1,000,000?

Micro

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/1000?

Milli

One cubic centimeter is equivalent to how many milliliters?

1

A physician orders 3 mL of 0.83% albuterol. How many milligrams of medication would you administer?

2.5 mg

You administer 0.5 mL of a 1:200 strength drug; how many milligrams of active ingredient are you giving?

2.5 mg

A physician orders 3 mL of an 8% drug solution. You have only a 10% solution available. How many milliliters of 10% solution do you need to make the new 8% solution?

2.6 mL

A dosage schedule for pediatric use of albuterol (0.5%) is 0.03 mL/kg. You have a 22-lb, 12-month-old patient in the emergency department. How many milliliters of solution will you need?

0.3 mL

You have 3 mg/mL of active ingredient; what is the percent solution of this medication?

0.3% (1 (mL) divided by 3)

A physician orders 12 mg of medication to be delivered to your patient. If 30 mL of the solution contains 20 mg of active drug, how many milliliters will you need to administer?

18

How much 20% acetylcysteine solution would you need to prepare 5 mL of a 6% solution?

1.5 mL

A physician orders 5 mL of a medication to be administered to your patient. If the drug is supplied as 10 mg in 20 mL of solution, how many milligrams of active drug will you be giving?

2.5

How many cubic centimeters do you need for a 2.5-mg dose of Drug A, using a 0.1% solution?

2.5

You have atropine 0.4 mg/mL in a vial of liquid. How many milliliters would be needed for a 1.0-mg dose?

2.5 (1.0 divided by 0.4)

Penicillin is supplied as 600,000 U/mL. A physician orders 1,800,000 U to be injected. How many milliliters does the patient need to receive?

3

Exosurf®, a surfactant agent, is administered on a dosage schedule of 5 mL/kg body weight. If a premature infant weighs 1400 g, how many milliliters should be administered?

7

Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/100?

Centi

Which of the following metric system terms is associated with mass?

Gram

Which of the following Greek terms means 1000?

Kilo

Which of the following metric system terms is associated with volume?

Liter