A patient is to receive 18 mEq of intravenous potassium chloride over 4 hours. How many mg/hr of potassium chloride (MW 74.5; valence 1) will the patient receive?

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Q: If you are asked to prepare 10 mL of a 23.4% sodium chloride how many mL will you draw up in the…

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Q: Order             :           Erythromycin syrup 0.75 g q.6.h             Supply           :…

A: Oder dose Erythromycin syrup 0.75 g q.6.h Available quantity Erythromycin syrup 250mg/5mL

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Q: A Physician orders 40 mL of an IV solution containing ampicillin to run in 30 minutes with a…

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Q: Order: Morphine 15 mg IV q 4hrs prn. Supply: Morphine 10mg/mL. What is the quantity to administer?

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Q: 1gtt od q3h x 72h then q4h x 10 days # 15 mL How many days will the medication last (what is the…

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Q: ssium chloride 30 mEq added to D5W 150 mL IVPB to infuse over 2½ hours with a drop factor is 20…

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Q: Ceftriaxone 2 g q12h is ordered. The infusion time is 30 minutes. Ceftriaxone is available at a…

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Q: Your pharmacy has on hand Vasotec injection 1.25mg/mL in 2 mL vials. You receive a prescription for…

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Q: Lidocaine continuous infusion at 2 mg/min on the infusion pump. Available IV of 500 mL d%W with 2g…

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Q: Order: Infuse Bretylol 2 mg/min via infusion pump. Supply: Bretylol 1 gm/500mL D5W. How many mL/hr?

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Q: What is the best anticoagulant for blood? Explain.

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Q: Order: Ceftriaxone 400mg IM daily x 7 days. On hand:  (shown in the image)   How many ml will be…

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Q: How many grams each of dextrose and sodium chloride are used to prepare a 500-mL bag of D10NS for…

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Q: ..   The suggested dose of drug X is 75mg by slow infusion at a rate not surpassing 0.3 g/hour. Drug…

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Q: DexPak TaperPak Instructions Day 1: Three tablets before breakfast and three after evening meal. If…

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Q: potassium ion and 10 mEq of sodium ion in 500 mL of D5W. Using a 20% w/v potassium chloride…

A: Iv infusion is to contain 40 meq potassium ion and 10 meq of sodium ion in 500 ml of  D5W.

Q: vancomycin 1250 mg in 250 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to what rate will the nurse set the infusion…

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Q: Give propofol 10 mg/kg/minute. The infusion is mixed propofol 250 mg in 250 mL DsW. The patient…

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Q: The initial plasma concentration of a drug given iv at 8:00am is 210 mg/ml.  If the half life of the…

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Q: What is the dose in mSv for: (a) a 0.1 Gy x-ray?

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Q: Order: Infuse aminophylline at 50mg/hr via infusion pump. Supply: aminophylline 250mg in 250mL D5W.…

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Q: Heparin 25,000 units in 1000 mL of 0.9NS is ordered to infuse at a rate of 100 units per hour. How…

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Q: A patient taking ketoconazole, an antifungal agent, was also prescribed dofetilide to treat…

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Q: 1. Order-1000 ml over 6 hrs IV drip factor 15 gtts/ml

A: To give:- 1000 mL over 6 hrs = 60 x 6 = 360 min Drip factor = 15 gtt/mL

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Q: A nurse is preparing to administer oxytocin 2 milliunits /min by continously IV infusion to a…

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Q: If the rapid infusion of Drug C is 15mg/min over first 10 minutes, how many millilitres from Drug C…

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Q: 20 mg active ingredients in 200 mL normal Saline. What is the weight/volume concentration

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Q: Assume that Ali (same patient in question 1) was prescribed vancomycin 1000 mg every 36 hours. After…

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Q: Order: nitroglycerine 20 mcg/min via infusion pump. Supply: nitroglycerin 50 mg/250mL D5W. How many…

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Q: A child weighing 6.6kg is prescribed a dose of 12 mg/kg/day ciprofloxacin, to be given by…

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Q: When more than one dosage strength is available, choose the most appropriate. 1.

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Q: Patient weighs 110 Ibs and the dose is 2 mg/kg/min. The doctor orders 500mg of drug in 1 liter bag…

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Q: How many hours will the medication (Norepinephrine 16mg in 250ml D5W) finish/last if the doctor’s…

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