How much potassium (in mmol/hour) is the patient receiving?

Q: The physician has ordered acetaminophen every 6 hours for a child weighing 10 lbs. The…

A: Recommended low dosage of acetaminophen= 200mg/kg/24hrs Weight of the child= 10lbs= 4.5kg

Q: A patient suffers from hypokalaemia, and is prescribed an intravenous infusion of 0.15% potassium…

A: Given-  KCL infused- 0.15%. Total KCL- 50mL Time required for receive 50mL KCL- 4hrs. 0.15% KCL -…

Q: what rate in drops per minute should the flow rate be adjusted in order to administer the infusion…

A: Given 15 ml of 10% calcium gluconate and  10 ml of a multivitamin infusion are mixed with 500 ml of…

Q: Over a period of 9 hours a patient is to receive half a liter of dextrose 4 % in 1/5 normal saline…

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Q: Kefzol is ordered at a dose of 30mg/kg/day divided three times daily for an elderly female patient…

A: Ordered dose is 30 mg/kg/day divided three times daily.  So the total dose required per day need to…

Q: A medication with a dosage of 250 mg is added to 125 mL solution and infused at 30 mL/hr. Calculate…

A: Concentration of drug= amount of drug÷volume

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Q: LS has no urinary output, and her laboratory values are serum K+ = 6.7 mEq/L; serum Na+ = 177 mEq/L;…

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Q: How many hours will Norepinephrine 16mg/250 ml D5W last/finish if the doctor's order is 0.05…

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Q: A 150-lb adult has approximately 9 pints of blood. If a drop of blood has a volume of 0.05 mL, how…

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Q: The nurse practitioner prescribed 500 micrograms of Risperidone.  The stock solution available in a…

A: Risperidone is an atypical antipsychotic medication used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar…

Q: Erythromycin 125mg every 4 hours is order for an infant who weighs 18lb 4oz. The recommended dose is…

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Q: At 10 am you received a doctors order that you have to Infuse 1,000ml of PNSS in 10 hours to Mr.…

A: 3. 16.67 gtts/min

Q: Lisinopril, an ACE inhibitor, has been prescribed to your patient to manage her hypertension. She…

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Q: Amaan was administered a 2.0 mg/mL solution of azithromycin at a rate that delivered 500 mg in 60…

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Q: What is the plasma level of the drug after 4 hours

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Q: A 79 kg man is admitted to hospital following a suspected overdose of drug G. When he is admitted to…

A: Elimination of drug G is by 1st order kinetics

Q: Medication with strength 1 g/2 mL has been ordered at 20 mg/kg. The patient weighs 235 lb. How much…

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Q: A 50 kg woman is prescribed aminophylline as an infusion at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg/hour. Aminophylline…

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Q: Furosemide is a loop diuretic used in the treatment of edema and hypertension. It is available with…

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Q: The following is HPLC data. Using the standard curve determine the concentration of caffeine in each…

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Q: A patient is to receive: Heparin 800.0 units per hour. 20,000.0 units of heparin have been added to…

A: Heparin is an anticoagulant. It is responsible for preventing the clotting of the blood.

Q: IV D5W/NS with 20 mEq KCL 1,000 mL/8 hr Allopurinol 200 mg PO tid Fortaz 1 g IV q6h Aztreonam…

A: Acetaminophen is a non steroidal anti inflammatory drug that is given to those patients that are…

Q: Calculate the flow rate for a solution of 18mg in 300 mL with a maintenance dose of 5 mcg/ min.

A: As per the given scenario Dose available = 18mg in 300 mL Dose prescribed = 5 mcg/ min

Q: How to calculate these mL/hr flow rates: A 20 mg/hr rate is ordered using a 100 mg/100mL solution…

A: 20 ml/hr 5.62 ml/hr

Q: A 1 mL vial containing 2 mg/mL of scopolamine hydrobromide is available, and the order is for 800…

A: First, convert the order from micrograms (mcg) to milligrams (mg): 800 mcg = 0.8 mg

Q: The doctor ordered Piperacillin-Tazobactam 2 grams every 8 hours as IV infusion. The available vial…

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Q: rthy is given an intravenous antibiotic (gentamicin) at a dose of 7 mg/kg per day for a period of 7…

A: Gentamycin is an anti-bacterial injection used to prevent a wide variety of bacterial diseases.

Q: Does the ordered medication comply with the guideline? If not, what should be the infusion rate of…

A: Ordered dose  1 PLR = 80 ml/hr Pt's weight =78 kg As per guidelines 30ml/kg in first 3 hours

Q: Calculate the duration of action assuming that the minimum effective concentration is 5mg/L 1000 100…

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Q: Dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL of D5W is infusing at 35 mL/hour. The patient weighs 67 kg. Calculate the…

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Q: a patient weighs 115 lb and is receiving a medication via an IV (600mg/500 mL) infusion at 20 mL/hr…

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Q: calculate the half-life (t1/2) of Drug A is: Drug A Concentrations

A: To calculate the half-life (t1/2) of Drug A, you can use the concentrations at different time points…

Q: A patient has just been brought into the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of the local…

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Q: Erythromycin has been prescribed to a patient at your paediatric unit for the treatment of an upper…

A: The drug label for Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate for Oral Suspension states the usual dosage for…