PharmTech Chapter 6
A 60-pound child is prescribed amoxicillin 20 mg/kg at bedtime x 10 days for otitis media prophylaxis. How many milligrams should be administered per dose?
545
What is the infusion rate in millimeters per hour if 500 mL is infused over 4 hours?
124 mL/hr
A 1 L IV is ordered to be administered over 8 hours. What is the infusion rate in milliliters per hour (mL/hr)?
125
86 degrees F is equivalent to:
30 degrees C
How much 1% boric acid solution and 5% boric acid solution are needed to make 60 mL of a 3% boric acid solution?
30 mL of 1% boric acid solution; 30 mL of 5% boric acid solution
How many milligrams would be needed to fill a prescription for ranitidine 75mg Bid x 30 days? (Ranitidine syrup is supplied in15-mg/mL strength.)
300
How many milliliters of potassium chloride (KCI) solution should be added to 1 L of intravenous (IV) normal saline if mEq total is needed? KCI is supplied in 2 mEq/mL.
32.5
How many milliliters of 10% dextrose is needed to prepare 1 L of 50% dextrose from a mixture of 10% destrose in water (D10W) and 70% destrose in water (D70W)?
333
What is the Arabic for the Roman numeral XXXIV?
34
A fraction that is used to convert one unit to another without changing the value of the number is called:
Conversion factor
A pharmacy buys $2300 worth of inventory in the month of September. If the invoice is paid before October 10th, a 7.5% discount is applied to the total. How mant dollars would the pharmacy save after the discount is applied?
$172.50
The pharmacy purchases 1000 tablets for $99.99. The pharmacist wants to make up a prescription of 30 tablets by 60%. What is the cost for the patient?
$4.80
A patient is to recsive 50 units of insulin each day. How many days will a 10-mL vial of NPH insulin last?
0.45
How many milliliters of U-100 insulin should be administered for a 45-unit dose?
0.45
A prescription order for 1/2 gram would best be written as:
0.5g
The numerical value of any conversion factor is always:
1
What is the percent strength of a 1:10,000?
0:01%
One fluid dram is often approximated to equal:
1 tsp
A 44-pound child is prescribed azithromycin (Zithromax) oral suspension 10 mg/kg/d for 3 days. What is the daily dose in milliliters? the avialable strength is 100mg/5mL
10
How many grams of dextrose are needed to prepare 500mL of 20% dextrose solution?
100
How much of an error would occur if a Technician filled 1-microgram (mcg) order with a 1-milligram (mg) dose?
1000 times the requested dose
60 degrees fahrenheit is equivalent to:
15.55 degrees celcius
How many 1 - pound jars of petroleum jelly should be ordered to prepare 600 g of 1% ointment?
2
How many milliliters of diluent are needed to dilute 500 mL of 70% dextose to 50% dextrose?
200
100 degrees C is equivalent to:
212 degrees F
How many milliliters of 0.9% sodium chloride solution can be made from 20g of sodium chloride?
2222
Acetaminophen liquid suspension contains 160 mg per 5 mL. How many milligrams of acetyl-p-aminophenol (APAP) are in 1 1/2tsp?
240
A medication is supplied in a 400-mg scored tablet. A physician prescribes 200 mg every 6 hours for 14 days. How many tablets will be dispensed for the entire course of therapy?
28
To Round 0.2347 to the nearest tenth, which number determines whether to round up or down?
3
How many capsules are needed to fill the following prescription: amoxicillin (Amoxil) 250 mg po qid x 10d? (Amoxil is available in 250mg capsules)
40
Which of the following is the same value as 2/5?
40%
A 50-pound child is prescribed celphalexin 75 mg/kg/d in four divided doses for otitis media. How many millifrmas should be administered per dose?
426
A physician has instructed a patient to purchase one point of Phisohex from the pharmacy. How many milliliters will the patient receive?
480 mL
A total parenteral nutrition (TPN) order calls for 500 mL of 10% Travasol, 250 mL of 50% dextrose in 250 mL of sterile water. What is the final concentration of the Travasol?
5%
An order calls for 500 mL of heparin is to be administered over 18 hours. The tubing size delivers 15 drops per milliliter (gtt/ml). What is the drip rate?
7 gtt/min
The fraction 3/4 has the same value as:
A and B a) 75% b) 0.75
When measuring volume using the metric system, a pharmacy technician will use:
A and B a)mL b)L
6 tsp is equivalent to:
A and C a) 1 fluid ounce c) 2 Tbsp
A bottle with the measurement 4 fl℥ would hold:
B and C b) 4 fluid ounces c) 120 mL
What is 99 in Roman Numerals?
XCIX