Practice Pharm MATH questions

Regular insulin is labeled 1,000 units/10 mL. The concentration of this medication is ______ units/mL.

100

The patient is ordered sodium bicarbonate 44.6 mEq/50 mL, to be given at 10 mEq per hour. So, the infusion rate for this order is _____ mL/hr (to the nearest tenth).

11.2

The patient is ordered 4 units per hour of insulin. The medication arrives from the pharmacy as 400 units in 50 mL ¼ normal saline (NS). Therefore, the medication should be infused at ____ mL/hr.

0.5

The patient is to receive 2 grams lidocaine in 1,000mL of NS. The concentration of this medication is mg/mL.

2

The patient is to receive azithromycin (Zithromax) 1 g in 500 mL. The concentration of this medication is mg/mL.

2

The healthcare provider orders acyclovir (Zovirax), 250 mg/5 mL, to be given 250 mg per hour. The medication will have to be infused at _______mL/hr.

5

The healthcare provider orders docetaxel (Taxotere) 20 mg/10 mL to be given at 40 mg/hr. This medication will be infused at mL/hr.

20

The patient is ordered 1,000 units per hour of heparin. The medication arrives from the pharmacy as 50,000 units in 1,000 mL D5W. Therefore, this medication should be infused at ______mL/hr.

20

The patient is ordered ampicillin sodium/sulbactam (Unasyn) 1.5 g/0.5 g/100 mL, to be given at 3,000 mg/hr. This medication has to be infused at mL/hr.

200

There are 60 units of insulin in a 250 mL bag of NS. Based on this, the medication's concentration is ______units/mL.

0.24

The patient with myxedema is ordered levothyroxine (Synthroid) 75 mcg in 250 mL of D2.5W stat. The concentration for this medication is _______mcg/mL.

0.3

There are 75 units of insulin in 500 mL ½ NS. The concentration of this medication is units/mL.

0.15

Dopamine 1 mcg/min is ordered for the patient and arrives from the pharmacy in a 400 mg in 250 mL bag of NS. The concentration of the medication is mcg/mL.

1600

The patient is to receive voriconazole (Vfend), 200 mg/20 mL, to be given at 100 mg/hr. The infusion rate for this medication is mL/hr.

10

There are 10,000 units of heparin in a 1,000 mL bag of NS. The concentration of this medication in units/mL.

10

A medication bottle reads: 1.5 g per 60 mL vial. The concentration of this medication is ______mg/mL.

2.3

The IV drip for the pediatric patient contains 115 mcg in 50 mL NS. So, the concentration of this IV drip is mcg/mL.

25

The patient is ordered 8 units per hour of insulin. The medication arrives from the pharmacy as 600 units in 250 mL ½ normal saline (NS). The infusion rate for this medication is _____ mL/hr (to the nearest tenth).

3.3

The healthcare provider orders 1,500 units per hour of heparin. The medication arrives from the pharmacy as 25,000 units in 500 mL D5W. Therefore, this medication should be infused at ______mL/hr.

30

Available is heparin labeled 50,000 units per 10units/mL. Therefore, the medication's concentration is ______ units/mL.

5000 5000 units/10 X 1mL = 5000