Dosage calculations with metric table
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
