Medical Dosages

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A patient must take 120 milligrams of medication per day. Each pill contains 30 milligrams of medication. How many pills should the patient take?

4 pills

Parenteral medication is always ________

liquid

Dosage by weight is typically given in terms of

milligrams per kilogram per day (mg/kg/day)

Oral medication is taken by

mouth

Most dosages are calculated by using

proportions

A proportion is an equation that shows equality between two _____

ratios

____________ are used to inject medication into the skin or muscle tissue

syringes

A doctor orders an injection of 75 milligrams of medication for a patient. If 3 milliliters of liquid contain 15 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters should be injected into the patient?

15 mL

A doctor orders 120 milligrams of medication to be given to a patient. If 0.5 milliliters of liquid contains 30 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters should be given to the patient?

2 mL

A patient must receive an injection of 2.4 grams of medication. If 1 milliliter of liquid contains 120 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters should be injected into the patient?

20 mL

A patient must take 200 milligrams of medication with each meal. If 1 milliliter of liquid contains 25 milligrams of medication, how many milliliters of medication should the patient take each day? Assume that the patient eats 3 meals per day.

24 mL each day

A patient weighs 132 pounds. She must receive medication in the amount of 70 mg/kg/day. The medication is available in tablets of 350 mg. She must take 3 equal doses each day. Convert 132 pounds to kilograms (1 kg = 2.2 lb).

60 kg

Convert 165 pounds to kilograms (1 kg = 2.2 lb).

75 kg

A patient is to receive 2.6 grams of medication. The medication is available in capsules of 325 milligrams. How many capsules should be given?

8 capsules

__________ or ____are used to inject medication into a vein

Intravenous lines, or IVs

Oral medication is available in

SOLID FORM: capsules tablets powders LIQUID FORM: solutions elixirs

A proportion is an

equation that shows equality between two ratios.

Parenteral medication is

injected into the body

Like oral liquid medication, parenteral medication is written in terms of _________ and _______.

weight and volume


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