The licensed practitioner ordered 30 mg/kg/day every 8 hours of this medication for an 8-year-old child who weighs 55 pounds. How much medicine will the child receive in one dose.

5 mL

How many capsules will the patient receive if the practitioner orders 30 mg of Adalat, and each capsule contains 10 mg?

3 capsules

*Last year, the patient weighed 190 kg. Ten months after surgery, the patient has lost 176 lb. The patient now weighs ___ kg.

*110

How much erythromycin is contained in each milliliter of the erythromycin ethylsuccinate according to the package label?

40 mg

*The licensed practitioner orders 0.5 g of ampicillin. Dosage available is 250 mg capsules. The patient should receive _ capsules for this order.

*2

*Max is to take 25 mL of a medication. However, he will be using a teaspoon at home. His dose will be _ tsp.

*5

Convert 70 kg to pounds.

154 lb

*The gram is the basic unit of ____________ in the metric system.

*weight

*The basic unit of ____________ in the metric system is the liter.

*volume

The licensed practitioner ordered Ceclor 0.374 g PO bid. Dosage available is an oral suspension of 187 mg per 5 mL. You will give __ mL per dose.

*10

Bella weighs 110 lb. How many kilograms does she weigh?

50 kg

*Carson's plan of care is to gain 2 lb each month for the next 4 months. He now weighs 40 kg. At the end of 4 months, Carson should weigh __ pounds.

*96

**The amount of space a drug occupies is its ____________.

**volume

**The licensed practitioner orders 500 mg ampicillin suspension four times daily. The dosage available is 250 mg per 5 mL. The patient will take __ mL per dose.

**10

After receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer, Mr. Clark experiences severe nausea and vomiting. The licensed practitioner orders 5 mg Compazine IM. You have Compazine in a 10 mL multidose vial that provides the drug as 5 mg/mL. How many mL of Compazine will you administer to Mr. Clark?

1 mL

The licensed practitioner has ordered erythromycin 40 mg/kg/day po q6h for a child who weighs 33 pounds. Refer to the label shown in the figure. How much will you administer per dose?

3.75mL

How many capsules will the patient receive if the practitioner orders 30 mg of Adalat, and each capsule contains 10 mg?

3 capsules

*In the ____________ method of dosage calculation, you use the basic equation D/H x Q to find the correct dose.

formula

***The basic unit of ____________ in the metric system is the liter.

***volume