Ratio and Proportion With Medications: Dosage Calculation With Professor Rhonda Lawes

Ratio and Proportion with
Medications
Dosage Calculation
With Professor Rhonda Lawes
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A ratio represents the relationship between 2 numbers.
3
or or 3:4
4
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Proportions represent 2 ratios or fractions that are equal.
Proportions are solved by multiplying the means and extremes.
Means
3:4 6:8
Extremes
Always double-check your work!

Medications
Acetaminophen extra strength 500 mg per tablet
1 tab
1 tab : 500 mg
500 mg

Medications
The prescription reads acetaminophen po 750 mg every 6 hours.

You have acetaminophen 500 mg/tablet.
1 tab
500 mg

How to Solve Ratio Problems
1. Identify the known ratio and the unknown ratio.
2. Set up the proportion.
3. Cross-multiply and solve
4. Check the answer by plugging the result into the unknown ratio.

1. Multiply the extremes and
then the means.
2. Place the x on the left side 1 tab x tab

of the equation.
3. Divide each side of the 500 mg 750 mg

equation by the number in
front of the x.
4. The remaining number is x. 500x 750

5. Check your work by
replacing x with the number.

then the means.
2. Place the x on the left side 500x 750

of the equation.
3. Divide each side of the 500 500

front of the x.
4. The remaining number is x. 500x 1.5

5. Check your work by Check your result: Does it make sense with the
replacing x with the number. format of the medication? You can't give 0.1 tabs!

then the means. 1 tab 1.5 tab
2. Place the X on the left side
of the equation.
500 mg 750 mg
3. Divide each side of the
front of the X. 1 750 1.5 500
4. X is the remaining number. 750 750
replacing X with the number. 1.5 tab is the correct dose.

Liquid Medications
You have 100 mg of CoughNot in 1 mL of syrup.
The prescription says to give 225 mg every 12 hours.
100 mg
1 mL
How many millilters of the CoughNot would you give?


then the means.
2. Place the x on the left side 100 mg 225 mg

of the equation.
3. Divide each side of the 1 mL x mL

front of the x.
4. The remaining number is x. 100x 225


then the means.
2. Place the x on the left side 100x 225

of the equation.
3. Divide each side of the 100 100

front of the x.
4. The remaining number is x. x 2.25 mL


then the means. 100 mg 225 mg
2. Place the X on the left side
of the equation.
1 mL 2.25 mL
3. Divide each side of the
front of the X. 100 2.25 225 1
4. X is the remaining number. 225 225
replacing X with the number. 2.25 mL is the correct dose.

Guidelines for Ratio/Proportion
(Have) 100 mg 225 mg (Ordered)

(Known) (Unknown)
1 mL x mL
The known ratio is what The unknown ratio

you have available. is what is ordered.

Guidelines for Ratio/Proportion
100 mg 225 mg
1 mL x mL
To prevent errors, make sure the units match and are in the same
sequence. Note that mg/mL is used for both fractions in the example,
with mg as numerators and mL as denominators for both examples.

Practice Problems
The nurse practitioner has ordered 1 dose of 0.15 mg
of Adrenostat IM now. You have 0.2 mg of Adrenostat in 1.5 mL.
0.2 mg
1.5 mL


Practice Problems
The nurse practitioner has ordered 1 dose
of 0.15 mg of Adrenostat IM now.
1. Identify the known ratio You have 0.2 mg of Adrenostat in 1.5 mL.
and the unknown ratio.
2. Set up the proportion. 0.2 mg 0.15 mg

3. Cross-multiply and solve.
1.5 mL x mL
4. Check the answer by (Have) (Ordered)
plugging the result into
the unknown ratio. (Known) (Unknown)

Practice Problems
The nurse practitioner has ordered 1 dose
of 0.15 mg of Adrenostat IM now.
1. Identify the known ratio You have 0.2 mg of Adrenostat in 1.5 mL.
2. Set up the proportion. 0.2 mg 0.15 mg

1.5 mL x mL
4. Check the answer by
the unknown ratio.

Practice Problems
0.2 x 1.5 0.15
1. Identify the known ratio
0.2x 0.225
0.2x 0.225
0.2x 0.2
the unknown ratio.
0.2x 1.125

Practice Problems
0.2x 1.125
1. Identify the known ratio
0.2 mg 0.15 mg
2. Set up the proportion. 1.5 mL 1.125 mL

0.2 1.125 1.5 0.15
the unknown ratio. 0.225 0.225

In a Nutshell
 Proportions represent 2 ratios or

fractions that are equal.
 Proportions are solved by multiplying the

means and extremes.
 Always double-check your work.
 Place the "have" fraction on the left

and the "ordered" fraction on the right.
 Make sure the units match and are in the

same sequence before cross-multiplying.

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Always double-check your work!

Acetaminophen extra strength 500 mg per tablet

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The prescription reads acetaminophen po 750 mg every 6 hours.

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1. Identify the known ratio and the unknown ratio.

2. Set up the proportion.

3. Cross-multiply and solve

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2. Place the x on the left side 1 tab x tab

3. Divide each side of the 500 mg 750 mg

4. The remaining number is x. 500x 750

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2. Place the x on the left side 500x 750

3. Divide each side of the 500 500

4. The remaining number is x. 500x 1.5

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How many millilters of the CoughNot would you give?

1. Identify the known ratio and the unknown ratio.

2. Set up the proportion.

3. Cross-multiply and solve

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2. Place the x on the left side 100 mg 225 mg

3. Divide each side of the 1 mL x mL

4. The remaining number is x. 100x 225

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2. Place the x on the left side 100x 225

3. Divide each side of the 100 100

4. The remaining number is x. x 2.25 mL

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(Have) 100 mg 225 mg (Ordered)

The known ratio is what The unknown ratio

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1. Identify the known ratio and the unknown ratio.

2. Set up the proportion.

3. Cross-multiply and solve

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2. Set up the proportion. 0.2 mg 0.15 mg

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2. Set up the proportion. 0.2 mg 0.15 mg

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4. Check the answer by

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 Proportions represent 2 ratios or

 Proportions are solved by multiplying the

 Always double-check your work.

 Place the "have" fraction on the left

 Make sure the units match and are in the

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