Calculations Final
How much total drug will a patient receive if they take one 50 microgram tablet of levothyroxine once daily for 30 days? __________ mg
1.5
How many milliliters would be required to fill the following order? __________ ml 2 tsp STAT; 1 tsp q.i.d. p.c. & h.s. X 30 d
610
A continuous IV infusion of dextrose 5% and 1/2 normal saline is running at 100 mL/hour. How many grams of dextrose are delivered per day? __________g/day
120
You need to weigh 30 mg of a drug for compounding. The Least Weighable Quantity for your balance is 100 mg. What is the smallest amount (mg) of drug that you could reasonably weigh to add to an amount of the inert ingredient lactose that would then allow you to weigh 100 mg of an aliquot that would contain the 30 mg of drug needed for the compound? __________ mg
120
How many grams of white petrolatum should be mixed with 250 g of a 15% (w/w) sulfur ointment to prepare a 10% (w/w) ointment? __________ g
125
What is the sodium concentration of Normal Saline? __________ mEq/L
154
If lipids have a caloric value of 10 kcal/g and the daily lipid requirement is 3 g/kg/day, calculate the kilocalories administered daily to a patient weighing 5.2 kg. __________kcal/day
156
A 52 year old woman who weighs 145 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall has a serum creatinine concentration of 4.3 mg/dL. What is her creatinine clearance? __________mL/minute
16
A penicillin V potassium tablet provides 400,000 units of penicillin activity in every 250 mg tablet. How many total units penicillin activity would a patient receive if she took 4 tablets daily for 10 days? __________ units
16000000
A TPN order calls for 15 mEq of potassium chloride. The pharmacy stocks 20 mL vials of potassium chloride containing 80 mEq. How much of the potassium chloride solution should be added to the TPN to fill this order? __________mL
3.8
A patient takes 2 teaspoons of cough medicine for 3 days. How many total milliliters will the patient take? __________ ml
30
A prescription calls for 2 teaspoons of suspension by mouth twice daily for 15 days. What volume of product (ml) should be dispensed? __________ ml
300
How many milliliters would you need to dispense to fill the following order? __________ ml Amoxicillin 250 mg / 5 ml tsp. ii t.i.d. X 10 days
300
A 25 year old woman who weighs 110 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall being treated for acute lymphoblastic anemia requires a methotrexate dose of 20 mg/m2. What is the correct dose? __________mg
31
How many milliliters of sterile water should be added to 100 milliliters of 50% (w/v) dextrose to prepare a 15% (w/v) dextrose solution? __________ ml
233.33
An ointment contains (on a w/w basis) 46.6% mineral oil, 1% pramoxine, and 12.5% zinc oxide. How many grams of zinc oxide is in a 30 gram tube of the ointment? __________ g
3.75
How many Liters of a 4% w/v iodine solution can be made from 150 grams of iodine? __________ L
3.75
Each compounded capsule of hydrocodone with acetaminophen contains 2.5 mg of hydrocodone and 500 mg of acetaminophen. If a patient takes 2 tablets daily for a week, how many milligrams of hydrocodone will they receive total? __________ mg
35
You need to weigh 30 mg of diltiazem powder using a balance with a least weighable quantity of 100 mg. If you weigh 150 mg of diltiazem to use in the total mixture and choose 100 mg as the amount of aliquot to weigh, how much lactose will you need to add to form the total mixture? __________ mg
350
How many milligrams of methylparaben are needed to prepare 16 fluid ounces of a solution containing 0.15% (w/v) of methylparaben? __________ mg
709.7
What is the ideal body weight of a 47 year old man who weighs 70 kg and 175 cm tall? __________ kg
71
A nutritional formula calls for 500 grams of dextrose. How many milliliters of a 70% w/v dextrose injection are needed to provide the required amount of dextrose? __________mL
714
How many milliliters of an epinephrine 1% (w/v) solution would be required to prepare 80 ml of a 1:100,000 epinephrine injection? __________ ml
.08
What is the % strength (w/v) if purified water contains 10 PPM of total solids? __________ %
0.001
How many milliliters of an epinephrine 1% (w/v) solution would be required to prepare 20 ml of a 1:200,000 epinephrine injection? __________ ml
0.01
What is the final concentration of a solution obtained by diluting 1 mL of midazolam 2 mg/mL to 100 mL final volume? __________ mg/mL
0.02
Express 1:4000 as a % strength (w/v). __________%
0.025
What is the % strength (w/v) of a solution that contains 250 ppm? __________ %
0.025
If 100 mg powder is mixed to make a 25 mL suspension, and this suspension is diluted to 250 mL, what is the final concentration of the new suspension? __________ % w/v?
0.04
What is the final concentration of a sodium chloride solution if 25 ml is diluted to 500ml and the initial stock concentration was 0.9% (w/v)? __________%
0.045
What is the final concentration if a stock solution of albendazole 0.5% w/v is diluted 1:10 in 50 mL of simple syrup USP? __________ % w/v
0.05
express 1:2000 as a % strength (w/v). __________ %
0.05
How many milligrams are contained in 75 micrograms? __________ mg
0.075
A vial of adenosine contains exactly 6 mg/2 mL of adenosine. How much adenosine should be administered to deliver a dose of 0.40 mg? __________ mL
0.13
How much insulin glargine U-100 should be administered to deliver a dose of 14 units __________mL
0.14
Hydromorphone HCL suppositories contain 3 mg of active ingredient and weigh 2 g each. What is the equivalent % strength (w/w)? __________ %
0.15
How much of a 5% w/v sodium chloride solution should be mixed with a 0.1% w/v to prepare a 1 L irrigation solution which is 0.9% w/v? __________ L
0.163
A midazolam solution for continuous infusion containing 100 mg of midazolam in 100 mL of D5W is running at 1.4 mL/hour into a patient who weighs 5.3 kg. What dose of midazolam is being provided? __________mg/kg/hour
0.26
An IV is running at 25 cubic centimeters per hour. How many Liters will be delivered in 12 hours? __________ L
0.3
A bag of potassium chloride containing 40 mEq in 50 mL is administered to a patient weighing 32 kg over 4 hours. What is the potassium infusion rate? __________mEq/kg/hour
0.31
If two tablespoonfuls of 10% w/v povidone iodine solution were diluted to 1 quart with purified water, what would be the strength of the resulting solution? __________ %
0.32
Filgrastim is supplied in syringes containing exactly 480 mcg / 0.8 mL. How much filgrastim should be administered to deliver a dose of 200 mcg? __________ mL
0.33
What is the density of 100 ml of hydrochloric acid which weighs 37 grams? __________ g/ml
0.37
What is the final concentration of a sodium chloride solution if 50 ml of a 1:15 (w/v) solution is diluted to 750 ml? __________ %
0.44
What is the % concentration of sodium chloride of 1/2 Normal Saline? __________ %
0.45
If 2500mg of magnesium is added to a half-liter of sterile water, What is the % strength of the resulting solution? __________%
0.5
If 100. mL of a drug solution contains 2.5 g of drug, how much drug should be weighed out to prepare 30 mL of the solution? __________ grams
0.75
Digoxin injection is supplied in ampules of 500 mcg per 2 mL. What quantity, in mL, must a nurse administer to provide a dose of 0.2 mg? __________ ml
0.8
If 250 mL ethanol weighs 203 gram, what is the density? _________
0.812
If 250 mL of isopropyl alcohol weighs 203 gram, what is the density? __________ g/ml
0.812
An ointment contains (on a w/w basis) 46.6% mineral oil, 1.5% pramoxine, and 12.5% zinc oxide. How many grams of pramoxine is in a 60 gram tube of the ointment? __________ g
0.9
Normal saline has what concentration of sodium chloride? __________ %
0.9
If 380 gram of sweet oil measures 415 mL, what is the specific gravity?
0.916
A modified Ringer's irrigation has the following formula: Sodium chloride 8.6 gram Potassium chloride 0.3 gram Calcium chloride 0.33 gram PEG 3350 60 gram water for irrigation ad 1000 ml. assume 980 mL of water was added, what is the Specific Gravity of the product? __________
1.049
What is the body surface area of a 12 year old girl who is 83 cm tall and who weighs 48 kg? __________ m2
1.05
If 150 mL of a sorbitol solution weights 170 grams, what is the Specific Gravity? __________
1.133
If 150 mL of a sucrose solution weighs 170 gram, what is the specific gravity? __________
1.133
Four equal parts of a belladonna extract containing 1.15%, 1.3%, 1.35%, and 1.2% (w/v) of the alkaloids were mixed. What is the % strength (w/v) of the mixture? __________ %
1.25
If a liter of cough syrup weighs 1285 gram, what is the specific gravity? __________
1.285
A liter of cough syrup weighs 1285 gram, what is the SG? _____
1.3
A formula for the preparation of 1250 diazepam tablets calls for 6.25 grams of the drug. How many grams of diazepam should be used to prepare 350 tablets? __________ grams
1.75
How many liters are in a 1/2 gallon? __________ L
1.892
A ferrous sulfate elixer contains exactly 220 mg/5 mL. If each milligram of ferrous sulfate contains exactly 0.2 mg of elemental iron, how much of the solution should be administered to deliver a dose of 17 mg of elemental iron? __________ mcg
1.9
If a commercially available insulin preparation contains 1 PPM of proinsulin, how many micrograms of proinsulin would be contained in a 10 ml vial of insulin? __________ mcg
10
What is the concentration of a vancomycin solution which results from diluting 10 mL of a 500 mg/mL solution to 0.5 liters? __________mg/mL
10
You need to make an IV drip that is to contain 5mcg/ml of Fentanyl. The total volume of the solution will be 150ml. You have Fentanyl 0.075 mg/ml available to use. How many ml of the Fentanyl stock solution will you need? __________ ml
10
If the cost of a medication is $42.00 for a bottle of 100 tablets, what is the cost for 24 tablets? __________ $
10.08
If an injection contains 0.35% of diltiazem hydrochloride, calculate the number of mg of the drug in 30 ml of the injection. __________ mg
105
You need to weigh 15 mg of diltiazem powder using a balance with a least weighable quantity of 120 mg. If you weigh 120 mg of diltiazem to use in the total mixture and choose 150 mg as the amount of aliquot to weigh, how much lactose will you need to add to form the total mixture? __________mg
1080
A dopamine drip prepared by adding 600 mg of dopamine to 100 mL D5W is running at 5.8 mL/hour in a patient who weighs 110 pounds. What is the dopamine dose rate? __________mcg/kg/minute
11.6
you receive the following order: gtt. ii o.u. q.i.d. X 7 d. How many total drops would be administered? __________ drops
112
You have D5 ¼ NS stocked in your pharmacy. A physician orders 300ml of D5 ¼ NS with 15% magnesium. Your stock solution of magnesium is 40%. How many ml's of your magnesium stock solution would you need to complete this order? __________ ml
112.5
How many milliliters of 50% (w/v) dextrose should be added to 500 milliliters of 10% (w/v) dextrose to prepare a 17.5% (w/v) dextrose solution? __________ ml
115.4
A dopamine drip prepared by adding 600 mg of dopamine to 100 mL D5W is running at 5.8 mL/hour in a patient who weighs 110 pounds. What is the dopamine dose rate? __________mcg/kg/minute
12
You receive the following directions for an order for an ocular solution: gtt. 2 o.u. b.i.d. If each milliliter of the ocular solution dispensed provides 20 drops, how many total milliliters should be dispensed to provide a 30 days supply of the medication? __________ mL
12
You wish to prepare an ophthalmic solution containing dexamethasone 0.40 mg/mL. How much dexamethasone should you weigh out to prepare exactly 1 fluid ounce of solution? __________ mg
12
How much calcium is delivered to a 27 kg patient by a dose of 100 mg/kg of calcium gluconate? (C12H22CaO14, MW = 430 g/mol) __________ mEq
12.6
If 150 mL of an 8.4% solution of sodium bicarbonate were diluted with 850 mL of Dextrose 5% in water, what would the final sodium bicarbonate concentration (in mg/ml) be? __________ mg/mL
12.6
A patient with cystic fibrosis requires a continuous infusion of meropenem at a dose of 150 mg/hour. How much meropenem should be added to normal saline to make an 8 hour supply? __________mg
1200
How much 5% amino acid solution should be added to a parenteral nutrition solution to provide 240 kcal? (protein provides 4 kcal/gm) __________mL
1200
A chemotherapy protocol calls for doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 as a single dose. What is the correct doxorubicin dose for a 35 year old male who is 178 cm tall and who weighs 90 kg? __________mg
126.6
A 52 year old woman who weighs 145 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall requires intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) 2.0 g/kg of ideal body weight. What is her IVIG dose? __________grams
128
A 62 year old man who weighs 100 kg and is 180 cm tall has a serum creatinine of 8.2 mg/dL. What is his creatinine clearance? __________mL/min
13.2
What quantity (ml) of 70% (w/v) dextrose should be added to 1 liter of 5% (w/v) dextrose to make a solution containing 12.5% (w/v) dextrose? __________mL
130
A norepinephrine solution for continuous infusion contains 6.4 mg of norepinephrine in 100 mL of D5W. At what rate should the solution be run to provide a norepinephrine dose of 15 mcg/minute to a patient who weighs 64 kg? __________mL/hour
14
A continuous IV infusion of dextrose 5% and normal saline is running at 100 mL/hour. What is the sodium infusion rate? __________mEq/hour
15.4
A dopamine solution for continuous infusion contains 800 mg of dopamine in 250 mL of D5W. At what rate should the solution be run to provide a dopamine dose of 10 mcg/kg/minute to a patient who weighs 82 kg? __________mL/hour
15.4
A dopamine solution for continuous infusion contains 800 mg of dopamine in 250 mL of D5W. At what rate should the solution be run to provide a dopamine dose of 5 mcg/kg/minute to a patient who weighs 164 kg? __________mL/hour
15.4
A pediatric multivitamin product contains 1500. units of vitamin A per mL. How much vitamin A is delivered by a dose of 2 drops of the solution form a dropper calibrated to deliver 20 drops/mL? __________ units
150
A patient requires 1500 kcal/day, including 45 grams of protein. How many kilocalories would be provided by the protein? (protein provides 4 kcal/gm) __________kcal
180
How many grams of sodium chloride should be weighed out to prepare 20 L of a solution containing 154 mEq/L? The molecular weight of sodium chloride is 58.5 g/mol __________ g
180
What quantity of 70% dextrose should be added to 1 liter of 5% dextrose to make a solution containing 15% dextrose? __________mL
181.8
If 50 ml of sodium chloride 0.9% (w/v) is diluted to one liter, what will be the resulting ratio strength (w/v) of the solution? __________
1:2222
If there are 25 milligrams of drug in 1 liter of solution, what is the solutions ratio strength?
1:40000
An order is written to dispense 100 potassium permanganate 0.2 g tablets. (each tablet contains 0.2 g) The directions with the order state to dissolve two tablets in 4 pints of water and use as directed. What is the ratio strength of the solution prepared according to the directions? __________
1:4730
Express 0.125% (w/v) as a ratio strength. __________
1:800
How many 1.5 grain phenobarbital tablets should be administered to deliver a 195 mg dose __________ tablet(s)
2
In a clinical study of a novel muscle relaxer, 30 of the 1500 patients in the trial reported drowsiness as a side effect. Based on this finding, if 100 patients in your clinic were administered the drug, how many would be expected to report drowsiness? __________ patients
2
You need to make 30 capsules that each contain 50 mg of drug. You are using a balance with a least weighable quantity of 120mg. If you weigh 1500 mg of the drug that is needed to make the 30 capsules and choose to weigh a 120 mg aliquot to obtain the dose of the drug needed for each capsule, how many grams of lactose will you need to add to the 1500 mg of weighed drug to form the total mixture? __________g
2.1
Epinephrine 1:10,000 solution contains exactly 0.1 mg/mL of epinephrine. How much of the preparation should be administered to deliver a dose of 0.22 mg __________ mL
2.2
A formula for 1250 tablets contains 6.25 grams of diazepam. How many grams of diazepam should be used in preparing 500 tablets? __________ g
2.5
How many Liters of a 5% w/v iodine tincture can be made from 125 g of iodine? __________L
2.5
A fentanyl solution for continuous infusion containing exactly 1 mg of fentanyl in 100 mL of D5W is running at 0.7 mL/hour into a patient who weighs 2.4 kg. What dose of fentanyl is being provided? __________mcg/kg/hour
2.9
A 25 year old woman who weighs 110 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall has a serum creatinine concentration of 3.4 mg/dL. What is her creatinine clearance? __________mL/min
20
A patient needs to take home a stock solution which is 50 mL in size. When 5 ml of this stock solution is diluted at home into a bowl of 500 ml to give a 1:250 w/v solution, How much powder should be added to make the 50 mL stock solution? __________ gram
20
How many milliliters of a 1:5,000 solution would provide 4 milligrams of drug? __________ ml
20
How many milliliters of a lotion base must be added to 30 milliliters of a 1% (w/v) oxiconazole nitrate (Oxistat) lotion to reduce its concentration to 6 mg/ml? __________ ml
20
How much of a 0.5% (w/v) solution is required to make 500 ml of a 1:5,000 (w/v) solution? __________ ml
20
How many grams of zinc oxide should be added to 3400 g of a 10% (w/w) zinc oxide ointment to prepare a product containing 15% (w/w) zinc oxide? __________ g
200
What is the least weighable quantity for a balance with a SR of 5 mg if you would like a % error of 2.5%? __________ mg
200
How many grams of a 0.1% (w/w) triamcinolone cream should be mixed with 0.025% (w/w) triamcinolone cream to prepare 30 grams of 0.08% (w/w) triamcinolone? __________ grams
22
The prescribed dose of amoxicillin/clavulanate suspension is 90 mg/kg/day for a patient who weighs 20 kg. How much product should be dispensed to complete 10 days of therapy if the concentration is 400 mg/5 ml? __________ ml
225
As a part of a clinical study, a pharmacist is asked to prepare a modification of a standard 22 gram package of a 2% (w/w) mupirocin ointment by adding the needed quantity of mupirocin powder to prepare a 3% (w/w) mupirocin ointment. How many milligrams of mupirocin powder are required? __________ mg
227
How much sodium chloride should be dissolved in a final volume of 100 mL to yield a solution with a concentration of 4 mEq/mL? The molecular weight of sodium chloride is 58.5 g/mol. __________ g
23.4
How much dextromethorphan should be weighed out to prepare 120 mL of a cough syrup containing 10. mg/5.0 mL __________ mg
240
If 100 capsules contain 500 mg of medroxyprogesterone, how much medroxyprogesterone will 48 capsules contain? __________ mg
240
A TPN order calls for a liter of solution to contain 2.125% of amino acid. How many milliliters of 8.5% amino acid injection should be used to prepare the solution? __________mL
250
How many mL of a Simple Syrup USP containing 60% w/v sucrose should be mixed with 150 mL of a 20% w/v sucrose syrup to make a syrup containing 45% sucrose? __________ mL (w/v)
250
What is the concentration in PPM of a solution with a ratio strength of 1:4000? __________ PPM
250
A 72 year old woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and who weighs 88 lbs. has a serum creatinine of 1.2 mg/dL. What is her creatinine clearance? __________(mL/min)
27
What volume (ml) of sodium chloride 4000 mEq/L should be added to sodium chloride 154 mEq/L to create exactly 1 liter of sodium chloride 1200 mEq/L? __________mL
272
How many milligrams of methylparaben are needed to prepare 8 fluid ounces of a solution containing 0.12% (w/v) of methylparaben? __________ mg
284
A solution contains in each milliliter, 236 mg of dibasic potassium phosphate (MW = 174 g/mol) and 224 mg of monobasic potassium phosphate (MW = 136 g/mol). What is the total concentration of phosphate in the solution? __________ mmol/mL
3
How many grams of 60% (w/w) coal tar ointment should be added to 30 grams of 5% (w/w) coal tar ointment to prepare a product that is 10% (w/w) coal tar? __________ g
3
At what rate should the parenteral nutrition be run to provide 120 mL/kg/day to a 700 gram 26 week preterm infant? __________mL/hour
3.5
A hepatitis B immune globulin contains 312 international units per milliliter. If the dose is 0.06 mL/kg for certain at-risk persons, calculate the dose in milliliters for a 132 lb patient. __________m
3.6
A 10 mL vial contains 2.98 g of potassium chloride. What is the equivalent concentration of the solution? The molecular weight of potassium chloride is 74.5 g/mol. __________ mEq/mL
4
A pharmacist empties the contents of eight capsules, each containing 300 mg of clindamycin phosphate, into a liquid vehicle to prepare 60 ml of a suspension. What is the % strength (w/v) of clindamycin phosphate in the preparation? __________ %
4
How much aqueous gel base must be added to 1% (w/w) lidocaine gel to prepare 5 grams of a mixture with a final concentration of 0.2% (w/w) lidocaine? __________ grams
4
What concentration of gentamicin will result if 20 mL of a 40 mg/mL solution is diluted to a final volume of 200 mL? __________mg/mL
4
You wish to prepare an ophthalmic solution containing dexamethasone 0.40 mg/mL. How much dexamethasone should you weight out to prepare 10. mL of solution? __________ mcg
4
A pharmacist adds 150ml of a 15% solution of potassium iodide to 350ml of D5W for parenteral infusion. What is the percentage strength of potassium iodide in the infusion solution? __________%
4.5
The maintenance IV rate for a 29 week premature infant who weighs 900 grams is 120 mL/kg/day. What is the IV rate in mL/hour? __________mL/hour
4.5
How many grams of coal tar should be added to a 5% (w/w) coal tar ointment to provide 30 grams of a 20% (w/w) coal tar ointment? __________ g
4.7
A pediatric multivitamin product contains 400 international units of vitamin D per mL. How much vitamin D is delivered by a dose of 2 drops of the solution form a dropper calibrated to deliver 20 drops/mL? __________ units
40
A TPN order calls for a liter of solution to contain 20% dextrose How many milliliters of 50% dextrose injection should be used to prepare the solution? __________mL
400
How many milliliters of a 1:2000 w/v solution can be made from a 100 mL solution which is 0.2% w/v? __________ ml
400
What is the total potassium concentration in a parenteral solution containing 5% dextrose, 1/2 normal saline, 20 mEq/L of potassium chloride and 14 mmol/L of potassium phosphate? __________ mEq/L
41
What is the approximate potassium concentration in a parenteral solution containing 28 mmol/L of potassium phosphate? __________ mEq/L
42
A prescription calls for 6.0 g of zinc oxide to prepare 61 g of a topical ointment. How much zinc oxide should be weighed out to prepare 450 g of the ointment? __________ g
44.26
What is the approximate total amount of potassium in 100 mL of a solution prepared by diluting 10 mL of potassium phosphate 3.0 mmol/mL to a final volume of 100 mL with isotonic saline? __________ mEq
45
The maintenance IV rate for an 18 month old girl who weighs 11 kg is 100 mL/kg/day. What is the IV rate in mL/hour? __________mL/hour
46
A cough syrup contains 10 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide per 5 mL. How many milligrams of the drug are contained in a 240-mL container of the syrup? __________ mg
480
An emergency syringe contains lidocaine, 1 g/5 mL. How many milliliters should be used in preparing 250 mL of an infusion to contain 4 mg/mL of lidocaine in D5W? __________mL
5
How much Calcium acetate should be weighed out to prepare 250 mL of a 2% (w/v) calcium acetate solution? __________g
5
How much sodium chloride solution 23.4% should be diluted with 10% dextrose to a final volume of 1000 mL to produce a solution with a sodium concentration of 20 mEq/L? The molecular weight of sodium chloride is 58.5 g/mol. __________ mL
5
What is the ideal body weight of a 72 year old woman who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and who weighs 88 lbs.? __________ kg
50.1
A TPN order calls for a liter of solution to contain 3% amino acid. How many milliliters of 6% amino acid injection should be used to prepare the solution? __________mL
500
How many milliliters of a 50% (w/v) dextrose solution should be mixed with a 5% (w/v) dextrose solution to prepare 4500 mL of a 10% (w/v) solution? __________ ml
500
How much 6% amino acid solution should be added to a parenteral nutrition solution to provide 120 kcal? (protein provides 4 kcal/g) __________mL
500
A 25 year old woman who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and who weighs 130 lbs. has a serum creatinine of 1.4 mg/dL. What is her creatinine clearance? __________ mL/min
57.2
What volume of 70% dextrose solution should be added to a parenteral nutrition solution to provide 1400 kcal? (dextrose provides 3.4 kcal/gm) __________mL
588
Daptomycin 4 mg/kg, is recommended for administration over a 30 minute period by intravenous infusion in 0.9% sodium chloride. How many milliliters of a vial containing 500 mg of daptomycin in 10 mL should be added to a 100-mL bag of normal saline in treating a 165 lb. patient? __________mL
6
What final volume would result if exactly 1 liter of a 12% solution of calcium hypochlorite were diluted to a final concentration of 2% __________L
6
How much silversalzine powder should be added to 200 g of a 1% w/v silversalzine cream to make a new product which is 4% w/v? __________ g
6.25
The mother states that her child weighs 14 pounds. What is the child's weight in kilograms? __________ kg
6.36
How much calcium chloride (CaCl2·2H2O, MW = 147 g/mol) should be weighed out to prepare 20 L of a solution containing 4.6 mEq/L of Ca++ per liter? __________ g
6.8
If an injection contains 0.3% w/v of drug, calculate the number of milligrams of the drug in 20 milliliters of the injection. __________ mg
60
How many milliliters of a syrup containing 85% (w/v) sucrose should be mixed with 150 ml of a syrup containing 60% (w/v) sucrose to make a syrup containing 80% (w/v) sucrose? __________ ml
600
What is the ideal body weight of a 25 year old woman who is 5 feet 8 inches tall and who weighs 130 lbs.? __________ kg
63.9
A 25 year old woman who weighs 110 pounds and is 5 feet 8 inches tall requires colistin 1.0 mg/kg of ideal body weight. What is her colistin dose? __________mg
64
If 10 tablets that each contain 5 grains of salicylic acid were crushed and dissolved in 50 mL of purified water, what would be the salicylic acid concentration of the resulting solution? __________mg/mL
65
What is the total amount of potassium chloride in a 20 mL vial containing 5 mEq/mL? The molecular weight of KCl is 74.5 g/mol __________ g
7.5
A continuous IV infusion of dextrose 5% and 1/2 normal saline is running at 100 mL/hour. What is the sodium infusion rate? __________mEq/hour
7.7
A 23 year old man is admitted to the emergency department with multiple system trauma. He is 183 cm tall and is obese at 140 kg. The ED provider intends to paralyze the patient for intubation with vecuronium which is dosed at 0.1 mg/kg of ideal body weight. What is the correct dose of vecuronium (mg) for this patient? __________ mg
7.8
If 15 mL of human milk fortifier were added to 2 ounces of infant formula, what would be the volume of the resulting product? __________mL
74
How many kilograms does a 165 pound patient weigh? __________ kg
75
An intravenous drip contains exactly 2 g of lidocaine and is administered at a rate of 4.0 mg/min. Calculate the total time for the complete infusion. __________hours
8.3
What is the % strength (w/v) of a sodium bicarbonate solution containing 84 mg/mL? __________%
8.4
You wish to prepare a 0.05% tacrolimus ointment for treatment of atopic dermatitis. How many grams of a 0.1% tacrolimus ointment should be mixed with 0.03% tacrolimus ointment to prepare 30 grams of 0.05% tacrolimus ointment? __________ grams
8.57
How much vancomycin solution containing exactly 5 mg/mL should be administered to deliver a dose of 400 mg? __________ mL
80
What is the least weighable quantity for a scale with a SR of 4mg provided you are comfortable with a 5% error? __________mg
80
What volume of 6% amino acid solution should be added to a parenteral nutrition solution to provide 4 g/kg/day to a 1200 gram preterm infant? (amino acid provides 4 kcal/gm) __________mL
80
You get an order to prepare 60 capsules that each contain 50 mcg of a drug. The next order asks you to prepare a solution that has a total of 100 mg of the same drug. If you start with 1 g of the drug, how much drug will you have left after you fill these two orders? __________ mg
897
If 100 gram sodium chloride is mixed with 1000 gram water (final volume found to be 1.1 L), and 10 mL of this solution is diluted to yield a product of 200 mL, what is the concentration of NaCl in the original stock solution? __________ w/v
9.09
How much potassium is provided by administration of 5 million units of penicillin V potassium (C16H17KN2O6S, MW = 388 g/mol). 1 mg of PenVK represents 1380 units. __________ mEq
9.3
Ammonium chloride 36 mg/kg is ordered for a patient who weighs 154 lb. How much ammonium chloride solution for injection containing 5 mEq/mL should be added to the patients IV fluids to deliver this dose? The molecular weight of ammonium chloride is 53.5 g/mol. Ammonium and chloride ions are monovalent. __________ mL
9.4
What concentration of dextrose solution should be prepared to deliver dextrose to a newborn infant at a dose of 8 mg/minute while running at 5 mL/hour? __________%
9.6
A metered dose inhaler of albuterol designed to deliver 100 inhaled doses contains exactly 9 mg of drug. How much drug does each inhaled dose deliver? __________ mcg
90
A chemotherapy protocol calls for doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 as a single dose. What is the correct doxorubicin dose for a 15 year old male who is 170 cm tall and who weighs 56 kg? __________mg
97.6