Ira Velle J.

Vios
BSN 2 – NC

NCM 106 - PHARMACOLOGY

I. Solve the following:

1. Digoxin 0.125 mg is ordered for a patient who is having trouble
swallowing. The bottle of digoxin elixir reads 0.5 mg/2 mL. How much would
you give?
- 0.5 ml
2. The usual adult dose of diphenhydramine (Benadryl) is 50 mg. What would be
the safe dose for a child weighing 27 lb?
- 9 mg
3. An order is written for 700 mg of ampicillin PO. The drug is supplied in liquid
form as 1 g/3.5 mL. How much of the liquid should be given?
- 2.45 mL
4. An order is written for 1000 mL of normal saline to be administered IV over 10
hours. The drop factor on the IV tubing states 15 drops/mL. What is the IV
flow rate?
- 25 drops/minute
5. The average adult dose of meperidine is 75 mg. What dose would be appropriate
for a 10-month-old infant?
- 0.05 g
6. A patient needs to take 0.75 g of tetracycline PO. The drug comes in 250-mg
tablets. How many tablets should the patient take?
- 3 tabs
7. Aminophylline is supplied in a 500 mg/2.5 mL solution. How much would be
given if an order were written for 100 mg of aminophylline IV?
- 0.5 mL
8. Heparin 800 units is ordered for a patient. The heparin is supplied in amultidose
vial that is labeled 10,000 units/mL. How many milliliters
of heparin would be needed to treat this patient?
- 0.08 mL

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II. Complete the following problems.
1. Change to equivalents within the system:
a. 100 mg 0.1 g
b. 1500 g 1.5 kg
c. 0.1 L 100 mL
d. 500 mL 0.5 L
2. Convert to units in the metric system:
a. 150 gr 9 g
b. gr 60 mg
c. 45 min 2.7 mL
d. 2 qt 2 L
3. Convert to units in the household system:
a. 5 mL 1 tsp
b. 30 mL 2 tbsp
4. Convert the weights in the following problems:
a. A patient weighs 170 lb. What is the patient’s weight in kilograms?
170 lb 77 kg
b. A patient weighs 3200 g. What is the patient’s weight in pounds?
3200 g 7 lb
5. Robitussin cough syrup 225 mg PO is ordered. The bottle reads: 600mg in 1
oz. How much cough syrup should be given?
11.25 mL
6. A postoperative order is written for 15 gr of codeine every 4 hours as needed
(PRN) for pain. Each dose given will contain how many milligrams of codeine?
1000 mg.

7. Ordered: 6.5 mg. Available: 10 mg/mL.

Proper dose: 0.65 mL.
8. Ordered: 0.35 mg. Available: 1.2 mg/2 mL.
Proper dose: 0.58 mL.
9. Ordered: 80 mg. Available: 50 mg/mL.
Proper dose: 1.6 mL.
10. Ordered: 150,000 units. Available: 400,000 units/ 5 mL. Proper
dose: 1.9 mL.

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