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Amoxil is available as 250 mg per 5 mL. If the order is for 200 mg, how many mL will be required?

4 mL

Ordered: Lasix 60 mg On hand: Lasix 25 mg / 2 mL How many mL are required?

4.8mL

If every 100 mL of solution contains 900 mg of sodium chloride, how many mL would contain 3,600 mg of sodium chloride?

400mL

One teaspoon equals approximately how many milliliters?

5

Ordered: Depakene 125 mg On hand: 25 mg / mL How many mL are required for the correct amount of Depakene to be administered?

5mL

Ordered: 100 mcg p.o. t.i.d. On hand: 0.05 mg tablets After converting mcg into mg, how many tablets are to be taken over 24 hours?

6

Ordered: 20 mg t.i.d. On hand: 10 mg tablets How many tablets would be taken per day?

6

A drug order is for Brompheniramine Maleate 10 mg SQ BID. How many mL should be administered from a vial labeled 100mg/mL?

0.1

Ordered: Epinephrine 0.2 mg SQ Have on hand: Epinephrine 1 mg/mL

0.2

Ordered: 3,000 U heparin On hand: 5,000 U / mL heparin How many mL must be administered to give the patient the ordered amount?

0.6mL

Ordered: heparin 7,000 U On hand: heparin 10,000 U / mL How many mL should be administered?

0.7 mL

Ordered: Synthroid 0.075 mg On hand: Synthroid 0.05 mg tablets How many tablets make up one desired dose?

1 1/2 or 1.5

You can convert g to mg by multiplying by

1,000

A prescription is written to give 4 mL of Ceclor with a dosage strength of 125 mg / 5 mL. How many mg of the drug are contained in 4 mL?

100mg

1 gr tablets are ordered. 30 mg tablets are on hand. How many tablets should the patient receive per day if the ordered tablets are required to be given q4h?

12

Ordered: Valium 5 mg p.o. t.i.d. On hand: Valium 2 mg (scored tablets) How many mg should be administered over 24 hours?

15

Ordered: 250 mg p.o. t.i.d. On hand: 125 mg / 5 mL How many teaspoons should be administered three times per day?

2

What is the desired dose if 0.50 g of ampicillin are ordered, and 250 mg capsules are available?

2

Ordered: amoxicillin 0.25 g On hand: amoxicillin 125 mg capsules What is the desired dose?

2 capsules

Find the amount of mL to administer over 24 hours: Ordered: 500 mg q12h On hand: 250 mg per 5 mL

20mL

Sulfisoxazole is ordered at 1 g q.d. How many 250 mg tablets will be taken in a week?

28

Ordered: 100 mg ampicillin On hand: 250 mg / 5 mL ampicillin How many mL should be given to the patient?

2mL

Ordered: Dilaudid 2 mg IM q6h On hand: Dilaudid for injection, 4 mg per mL How many mL should be administered over 24 hours?

2mL

A tablet contains 250 mg of medication. The patient is to take 4 tablets per day for 3 days. How many total mg will the patient receive over the 3 day period?

3,000

Ordered: Ceclor 225 mg On hand: 375 mg / 5 mL What is the correct dose?

3.0mL