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Dosage Calculations, CH 10 Problems
Dosage Calculations, CH 10 Problems
Calculate the correct dose to administer to the client. You must show your work. You must label your
answer correctly (# tab. # cap, mL, kg, lb, etc). All answers must be in the correct format. Not
showing your work, not labeling your answer correctly, incorrect form will result in the problem
marked wrong. Rounding: less than 1, round to the nearest hundredth, = or > than 1, round to the
nearest tenth.
1. The client is to receive Tegretol 300 mg PO BID.
Available: Tegretol 150 mg tablets.
Give: __________
2. Available are Cardizem tablets, 60 mg, scored.
The order is for Cardizem 90 mg.
Give: _________
3. The prescriber ordered Cefzil 0.5 g PO daily.
You have on hand a 100 mL bottle labeled Cefzil 125mg/ 5 mL Oral Suspension
Administer: ___________
4. Ordered: Zithromax 500 mg PO daily.
Available: Zithromax oral suspension 200 mg per 5 mL.
Give: _________
5. The client needs to get Hivid 750 mcg PO Q 8 hours.
On hand: Hivid 0.375 mg tablets.
Give: __________
6. The order is for SeroQuel 0.2 g PO twice a day.
Available: SeroQuel 100 mg tablets.
Give: ___________
7. You have Trileptal oral suspension, 300 mg in each 5 mL.
The client is ordered Trileptal 75 mg PO every 6 hours.
Give: __________
8. The order is for Zyrtec 10 mg PO once a day.
Available is Zyrtec in a 120 mL bottle, labeled 1mg/mL.
Give: ___________
9. The order is for KCl 30 mEq PO twice a day.
Available is KCl liquid, 40 mEq/20 mL.
Give: __________
10. You have Zoloft 100 mg tablets, scored.
The client is ordered Zoloft 50 mg PO.
Give: __________