Dosage calculations with metric table

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Doctor's Order: Synthroid 75 mcg po daily; Available: Synthroid 0.15 mg tab (scored). How many tab will you administer?

0.5 tab

Doctor's Order: Heparin 7,855 units Sub Q bid; Available: Heparin 10,000 units per ml. How many mL will you administer?

0.79 mL

Doctor's Order: Demerol 50 mg IVP q 6 hr prn pain; Available: Demerol 75 mg/ 1.3mL. How many mL will you administer?

0.87 mL

1,000 mL

1 L

1 mL

1 cc

1,000 mg

1 g

1,000 grams

1 kg

2.2 lbs

1 kg

1,000 mcg = ? mg

1 mg

2 Tbsp = ? oz

1 ounce

30mL

1 ounce

3 tsp

1 tbsp

Your patient has had the following intake: 2 ½ cups of coffee (240 mL/cup), 11.5 oz of grape juice, ¾ qt of milk, 320 mL of diet coke, 1 ¼ L of D5W IV and 2 oz of grits. What will you record as the total intake in mL for this patient?

3265 mL

1 tbsp

15 mL

Doctor's Order: Kanamycin 7.5 mg/kg IM q 12 hr; Available: Kanamycin 0.35 Gm/mL. How many mL will you administer for each dose to a 157 lb patient?

1.5 mL

Doctor's Order: Nafcillin 500 mg po pc; Available: Nafcillin 1 gm tab (scored). How many tab will you administer per day?

1.5 tabs

Doctor's Order: Diuril 1.8 mg/kg po tid; Available: Diuril 12.5 mg caps. How many cap will you administer for each dose to a 31 lb child?

2 caps

Doctor's Order: Tylenol supp 1 g pr q 6 hr prn temp > 101; Available: Tylenol supp 325 mg (scored). How many supp will you administer?

3

Doctor's Order: Cleocin Oral Susp 600 mg po qid; Directions for mixing: Add 100 mL of water and shake vigorously. Each 2.5 mL will contain 100 mg of Cleocin. How many tsp of Cleocin will you administer?

3 tsp

Your patient has had the following intake: 8 oz glasses of iced tea, 4 oz cartons of grape juice, ¾ pt of ice cream, 32 oz of juice, 1 ½ L of D5W IV and 6 oz of cottage cheese. What will you record as the total intake in mL for this patient?

3,195 mL

1 tsp = ? mL

5 mL

Doctor's Order: Sulfasalazine Oral Susp 500 mg q 6 hr; Directions for mixing: Add 125 mL of water and shake well. Each tbsp will yield 1.5 g of Sulfasalazine. How many mL will you give?

5mL


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