Chapter 27

Which of the following is a metric unit of volume?

B. mL

The physician orders 75 mg of Demerol IM. The drug label states, "Demerol 50 mg/mL." How many milliliters should be administered?

C. 1.5 mL

The physician prescribes 500 mg go Keflex. The available dose is 1 g/tab. How many tablets should the patient receive.

C. 1/2 tab

You need to give Lanoxin 0.125 mg. All you have is 0.250-mg tablets. How much do you give?

C. 1/2 tablet

What is the ratio for the decimal 0.20?

C. 1:5

A child who weighs 70 pounds weighs how many kilograms?

C. 32kg

Your patient is to receive Precef 20/mg/kg every 12 hours. The patient weighs 88 pounds. That is the correct dose?

C. 800 mg

Which of the following is a household measure?

C. Drop

What must be done to divide fractions?

E. Both B and C

The physician prescribes 0.125 mg of Synthroid. On hand you have 0.25 mg tabs. What should you administer?

A. 1/2 tab

What is the answer for the proportion 6:4 = 3:x?

A. 2

One teaspoon is equal to ___ mL.

A. 5mL

A pediatric patient weighing 20 pounds is prescribed amoxicillin; the label states that 10 mg/ kg should be administered each day. What is the total daily dose?

A. 91 mg/day

What is the formula D x Q/H used to calculate?

A. Desired drug dose

Which of the following is a metric unit of length?

A. cm

The physician prescribes 0.25 g of penicillin. The available drug is 250 mg/tablet. What would you administer to the patient?

B. 1 tab

The metric system of weighs and measures is a decimal system based on units of

B. 10.

The physician prescribes 0.5 g of ampicillin. The label states, "Ampicillin 500 mg/ 5 mL." How many milliliters should be registered?

B. 5mL

Which of the following is true about a drug's brand name on a medication label?

C. The brand name is followed by a symbol that designates patent protection.

A physician prescribes administration of 150 mg of a drug. The drug label states that there are 75mg per milliliter in a multi dose vial that contains 5 mL. What amount of the drug are you supposed to give for a single dose, according to the standard formula?

D. 2mL

One fluid ounce is equal to ____ mL.

D. 30mL

A total of 180 mg of a medication is to be taken each day, and the medication is ordered TID. What would be the individual dose?

D. 60mg

Federal law requires that all drug labels have a ____ that identifies that particular drug.

D. National Drug Code number

The most frequently used method for calculating pediatric doses relies on which of the following factors?

D. Weight in kg