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Drug Calc Sample Questions

These 3 questions summarize drug calculations from a document: 1) The document provides 10 examples of drug calculations involving converting between dosage amounts, available concentrations, volumes to administer, and drip rates. 2) The calculations use common formulas to determine volumes, tablets, or milliliters to give based on orders, available drug strengths, weights, and flow rates over time. 3) The examples provide the calculations and answers to practice determining drug dosages and drip rates from orders and available supplies.

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Drug Calc Sample Questions

These 3 questions summarize drug calculations from a document: 1) The document provides 10 examples of drug calculations involving converting between dosage amounts, available concentrations, volumes to administer, and drip rates. 2) The calculations use common formulas to determine volumes, tablets, or milliliters to give based on orders, available drug strengths, weights, and flow rates over time. 3) The examples provide the calculations and answers to practice determining drug dosages and drip rates from orders and available supplies.

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DRUG CALCULATION

- EXERCISE QUESTIONS
1
Order : Dilantin 50mg orally TID
Drug Available : Dilantin 125mg/5ml
How many ML?

ANSWER: 50mg ÷ 125mg x 5 ml = 2ml


2
Order : Digoxin .25mg orally per day
Drug Available : 0.125mg per tab
How many tab?

• ANSWER: .25mg ÷ .125mg/tab = 2 tablets


3

Doctor Cablough ordered for a certain Naproxen


250mg.
The dosage of the medication Naproxen available is
500mg/tab. How many tablets should you give?

ANSWER: 250mg ÷ 500 mg/tab = .5 tablet


4
Order : Methylprednisolone Succinate 26mg IM daily
Supply : Methylprednisolone sodium (Solu-medrol) 40mg
Package insert with 40mg Act-O-vial system states, “Press down
On plastic activator to force accompanying 1ml diluent
Into the lower compartment”.
The nurse should administer _____ ml

ANSWER: 26mg ÷ 40mg x 1ml = .6 ml


5
Doctor Gevuhro ordered 1000 ml of D5W
to infuse over 3hours.
Compute flow rate. ml/hr

Formula: Amount of fluid = ML/HR


hours to administer

ANSWER: 1000 ml ÷ 3 hours = 333 ml/hr


6
Doctor Uhgeeluh ordered 1000 ml of LR’s
to infuse at 50ml/hr.
Drop factor for tubing Is a 5gtts/ml.
What is the flow rate? (Gtts/min)

Formula: Amount of fluid x gtts/ml = gtts/min


Hours to administer x 60/hr
Answer: 1000 ml x 5 gtts/ml = 4 gtts/min
20 hours x 60/hr

1000 ml ÷ 50 ml/hr = 20 hours


7
Doctor Muhkerouge ordered 100ml of metronidazole
to infuse over 45 minutes. The tubing You are using
has a drop factor of 10gtts/ml. What is the flow rate? Gtts/min

Formula: Amount of fluid x gtts/ml = gtts/min


Hours to administer x 60/hr

Answer: 100 ml x 10gtts/ml = 1000 gtts = 22 gtts/min


.75 hours x 60min/hr 45 min
8
The doctor ordered Tylenol Sup 2g PR q6h.
The available dosage is Tylenol sup 700mg.
How many supp will you administer?
Round to nearest 10th.

Answer: 2000mg = 2.85 or 2.9 sup


700mg
9
Doctor Anulabac ordered Potassium Chloride 0.525 mEq/lb.
PO dissolved in 6 oz of juice at 9:30 am.
The available dosage is Potassium Chloride 12 mEq/ml. How many
ml of potassium chloride will you add to the juice for a 66.75 kg
patient?

Formula: (Convert KG to LBS) 66.75kg x 2.2lbs/kg = 146.85lbs


146.85 lbs ÷ .525 mEq/lb = 77.09 mEq
77.09 mEq ÷ 12 mEq/ml
Answer: 6.4 ml
10
A client is to receive D5 ½ NS at 75ml/hr.
The drop factor is 20 gtts/ml.
What is the flow rate?
Solve for gtts/min

• Formula: Amount of fluid x gtts/ml = gtts/min


Hours to administer x 60/hr
Answer: 500 ml x 20 gtts/ml = 10,000 gtts
6.67 hours x 60min/hr 400 min = 25 gtts/min

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