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 CONVERSIONS

DOSE CALCULATIONS

IV INFUSION RATE
CALCULATION ( ml/hr)

WEIGHT BASED CALCULATIONS

FLOW
RATE
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CONVERSIONS
A) 1 1000 g
KG : m K) 1 qt
B) 1 gm : 1000 m :
g L) 1 pt :
1000 500
C) 1 mg : 1000 mcg ml
M) 1 Ounce / oz : 30 ml
D) 1 mcg : 1000 n
g
E) 1 1000 m
Litre : l
F) 1 ml : 1000 micro-litre

G) 1 metre : 10 C
0 m
H) 1 Kg : 2. Po
2 un
I) 1 Teaspoon 5 d
( tsp) : ml
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EXAMPL
E

50 mg = 50,000 mcg

1 mg = 1000 mcg
: 1000
50
= 50,000 mcg

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2) 0.05 50,000 mcg
gm = gm - mg - mcg
= 0.05 1000 = 50 mg
= 50 mg 1000 = 50,000 mcg

3) 7.
750 5
0 1 gm = 1000 mg
mg
= 7500 = 7.
___ 1000 5
___
___
gm
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 500
4) 0.5 L = _______ ml
ml
1 L = 1000 ml
0.5 1000
= 500 ml

0.055 L ?
5) 55 ml = ______
1 L = 1000 ml
5
5 = 0.055 L
1000

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 1.28 m
6) 128 cm = ______

12
8 = 1.28 m
10
0

DOSAGE
CALCULATIONS
X=
D A Q
D = Desired Dose / Dose Ordered
A = Available dose

Q = Quantity

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A. Patient is prescribed with heparin 1 lakh unit/day. The Vial contains 5000
unit per/ml . How much ml of Heparin to be infused
20
100000
= 20
5000 ml

2) Patient is prescribed with 200mg Metronidazole tablet, The table is

available as 400 mg. How many tablets would you give?
20 = 0.5
040
0

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3) Patient has been prescribed with 0.06 mg of tablet . The stock tablet is 30 mcg.
How many tablet would you administer
0.06 1000 = 60
6 = 2 tablet
03
0

4)
0.2
5g 1
m D 0.25 gm
of a = 25 5 2.5 ml
A 500 mg/ 5 ml 50
0 5 = =
dru = 2
g is 1 gm = 1000 mg 02
ord
ere 0.25 1000 250 mg
d to =
a
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 IV
INFUSIO
Calculation
N RATE for ml/hr
CALCUL
= total volume in ml to be infused
ATION
Hours of infusion time

A. 1000 ml Ns to be infused within 8 hours, ,How many ml to be administered

in an hour
1000 = 125 ml/hour
8
=

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 Weight Based
Calculations
Single Dose = Total Dose ( dose Wt in
kg )
Number of doses

A. A patient is prescribed with a drug of 30mg/kg in 3 doses. The patients

weight is 80 kg. Find out the single dose?
1
03 8 = 80 O 3 8 = 2400 = 800 mg
0 0 0 r 0 3 0 3
3 mg

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 2) A patient is prescribed erythromycin 40mg/kg in 4 doses. The patient is a
child and weighing 14kg. How much of the drug will u give in each dose?

1
04 1
0 44 = 14 M
0 g

3) A patient is prescribed a drug with 50mg/kg/day in tds( 3 doses) . Patient

weight is 90 kg. How much Drug will u give in each dose

5 9 3 = 1500 M
0 0 0 g
3

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 FLOW
RATE
It is drops/min or gtt/min

Drop factor = Standard Macro-set ( 20 drops/min)

Total volume in ml to be infused Drop factor

Flowrate =
Hours of infusion time 6
0

A. A young woman is to be given 480 ml of metronidazole 500 mg over 4 hours

. What is the infusion rate in drops per minute if drop factor is 20 drops/ml?

120 40
48 2 12
0 0 = 0 = 40 drops/ min
4 6 3
03
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A female patient is to receive 2.5 l of fluid over 10 hours. What is the
infusion in drops/min if drop factor is 15 ?
1 L = 1000 ml
2.5 L = 2.5 1000 = 2500 ml

2500ml 1 25
= = 62.5 drops/ min
1 65 0
4
0 04

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