What are the chemical reaction of the following Blood Additives/Anticoagulants? 1. None 2. Clot activator 3. Clot activator separation gel 4. K3 EDTA (liquid form) 5. K2 EDTA (spray-dried) 6. 3.2% sodium citrate

A patient, whose weight is 80.5 kg and height is 63 inches, is to receive dacarbazine in 250 mL 5% dextrose injection over 30 to 60 minutes. Dacarbazine is available as 200 mg/vial reconstituted to 10 mg/mL. How many mL will be needed to add to the IV bag?

Clindamycin 150mg PO every 6 hours is ordered for a child weighting 40lb 10oz. the recommended dose is 8-25mg/kg/day in three or four divided doses. On hand is Clindamycin 75mg/ml oral solution.  If safe, how many ml will you give?

List the steps for making. A blood smear

When sterile compounding, which of the following are considered critical points (Select all that apply): Needle shaft Needle tip Needle cap Vial rubber stopper Vial plastic outer cap Syringe barrel Syringe tip Syringe plunger

A cell count was performed on a serous fluid specimen.  As the fluid was cloudy, a 1:5 dilution was prepared.  The counts were: 34 and 32; 5 squares on each side were counted.  What is the average cell count per L?  Side 1:  34 x 1 x (1/(5x0.1)) x 5 = 340 per µl Side 2:  32 x 1 x (1/(5x0.1)) x 5= 320 per µl

Which among the groups would be affected when the pH is 6.5, and what antibiotic panel will be affected the most. Provide two (2) corrective actions to resolve this error.

A 53 YO adult male weighing 168lb, who is being treated for VZV encephalitis, has been prescribed acycloivr 10mg/kg/dose IV q 8h for 10 days. Acyclovir for injection is availble in 10 and 20 mL vials containing 50mg/mL.    a) How many mg will the patient receive each day?   b) How many mg will the patient receive each dose?   c). How many mL will the patient receive each dose?

Order: nifedipine (Procardia) 20 mg PO BID Pharmacy supply: 10 mg capsules How will you give this to your patient?  Order: Fluphenazine (Prolixin ) 10 mg PO daily  Pharmacy supply: 2.5 mg tablets How many tablets will you give your patient?

The total volume ordered is 225mL N/Saline 0.9% IV. The time over which it is to be given is 40 minutes. The drop factor is 15. How many drops per minute will be delivered?