pharmacy tech unit 4 2C
Pen VK (penicillin V-potassium) can be reconstituted to many different concentrations. You are filling an order for 175,000 units and have available a concentration that has already been reconstituted to 500,000 units/mL. How many milliliters is the dose?
0.35 ml
Potassium choride comes packaged as 2 mEq/mL in 15 mL vials. How many milliliters would you need to add to this solution? How many milliliters would you need to prepare a full 24-hour supply? 1000 mL NS with 20 mEq potassium chloride infuse at 125 mL/hr
10ml, 30 ml
Using information from question 2, how much aminophylline is needed? (aminophylline: 25 mg/mL)
12 ml
Using the above information, how many milligrams per hour?
125 mg/hr
Using the above information, how many milligrams per hour?
1333 mg/hr
Using the above information, how many milligrams per hour?
19.5 mg/hr
Using information from question 2, how much is needed for 40 g dextrose using dextrose 20 % ?
200ml
Using information from question 2, how much insulin is needed? (insulin: 100 units/mL)
0.02 ml
A patient is using Lantus insulin (100 units/mL) and is to use 8 units. How many milliliters is that?
0.08 ml
Interpret following prescriptions and provide the requested rates. Medication: vancomycin 2 g Fluid Volume: 250 mL Time of Infusion: 1 hr, 30 min How many milliliters per hour?
167 ml/hr
A patient self-administers 0.55 mL of U-100 insulin (100 units/mL) every day. How many units does that represent?
55 units
Using information from question 2, how much potassium chloride is needed? (potassium chloride: 2 mEq/ml)
5ml
Medication: aminophylline 1 g Fluid volume: 500 mL Time of Infusion: 8 hr How many milliliters per hour?
62.5 ml/hr
If 125 mL is to be given over 15 minutes, what is the rate of infusion in milliliters per minute?
8.3 ml/min
Fill the order below given the following preparations. How much of each is needed? 40g dextrose 5% (5 g/100 mL) 40 g dextrose 20% (20 g/100 mL) potassium chloride 10mEq sodium chloride 24 mEq aminophylline 300 mg regular insulin 2 units How much is needed for 40 g dextrose using dextrose 5%?
800ml
Using information from question 2, how much sodium chloride is needed? (sodium chloride: 4 mEq/mL)
6ml
A 100 mL bag is set to run at 150 mL/hr. If it is started at 7 a.m., when will it run out?
7:40
A patient is receiving NS at 100 mL/hr. If a 1 L bag is started at 10 a.m. upon admission, what time will it run out?
8 pm
An IV fluid is running at 125 mL/hr. How long will a liter last?
8hrs
Medication: nitroprusside 50 mg Dose: 5mcg/kg/min Patient weight: 143 lb Fluid volume: 250 mL How many milliliters per hour?
97.5 ml/hr
