Medical Dosages
A patient must take 120 milligrams of medication per day. Each pill contains 30 milligrams of medication. How many pills should the patient take?
4 pills
Parenteral medication is always ________
liquid
Dosage by weight is typically given in terms of
milligrams per kilogram per day (mg/kg/day)
Oral medication is taken by
mouth
Most dosages are calculated by using
proportions
A proportion is an equation that shows equality between two _____
ratios
____________ are used to inject medication into the skin or muscle tissue
syringes
A doctor orders an injection of 75 milligrams of medication for a patient. If 3 milliliters of liquid contain 15 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters should be injected into the patient?
15 mL
A doctor orders 120 milligrams of medication to be given to a patient. If 0.5 milliliters of liquid contains 30 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters should be given to the patient?
2 mL
A patient must receive an injection of 2.4 grams of medication. If 1 milliliter of liquid contains 120 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters should be injected into the patient?
20 mL
A patient must take 200 milligrams of medication with each meal. If 1 milliliter of liquid contains 25 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters of medication should the patient take each day? Assume that the patient eats 3 meals per day.
24 mL each day
A patient weighs 132 pounds. She must receive medication in the amount of 70 mg/kg/day. The medication is available in tablets of 350 mg. She must take 3 equal doses each day. Convert 132 pounds to kilograms (1 kg = 2.2 lb).
60 kg
Convert 165 pounds to kilograms (1 kg = 2.2 lb).
75 kg
A patient is to receive 2.6 grams of medication. The medication is available in capsules of 325 milligrams. How many capsules should be given?
8 capsules
__________ or ____are used to inject medication into a vein
Intravenous lines, or IVs
Oral medication is available in
SOLID FORM: capsules tablets powders LIQUID FORM: solutions elixirs
A proportion is an
equation that shows equality between two ratios.
Parenteral medication is
injected into the body
Like oral liquid medication, parenteral medication is written in terms of _________ and _______.
weight and volume
