Assignment Week 4 Answer the following 15 questions by highlighting the correct answer for each question. 16. Dr. Betty Brown writes a prescription for Pam Pennison for Ceclor Susp 20 mg/kg/day po divided q8h X 10 days. Pam is five years old and weighs 48 lb. How much will be given to Pam in each dose if the pharmacy dispenses Ceclor 187-mg/5-ml susp? a. 2.5 ml b. 3.2 ml c. 3.9 ml d. 8.6 ml 17. If 80 ml of D70W is infused, how many milligrams of dextrose will the patient receive? a. 56 mg b. 560 mg c. 5600 mg d. 56,000 mg 18. Rx: Ceftazidime 3 gm X 9 doses. How many ceftazidime 1 0-gram vials will the technician need to reconstitute to prepare the 9 doses? a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5 19. A 100-ml IV bag has a strength of 30%. How many grams of solute does this represent? a. 3 grams b. 1.5 grams c. 30 grams d. 15 grams 20. How many grams of active ingredient will you need to prepare 2.5 gallons of a 45.6% solution? a. 431.49 grams b. 4314.9 grams c. 43,149 grams d. 50,000 grams 21. Doxycycline 100-mg caps cost $23.40/100 caps and the pharmacy applies a 40% markup on cost. What will a patient be charged for 60 caps? a. $5.62 b. $14.04 c. $19.66 d. $21.36 22. Rx: Azithromycin 0.5 gm IVPB daily. The 500-mg vial states that the concentration after econstitution is "250 mg/5 ml." How many milliliters will need to be withdrawn to prepare one dose? a. 5 ml b. 7.5 ml c. 10 ml d. 25 ml 23. If you are using 258 ml of hydrochloric acid to prepare a total volume of 2 pints, what is the percentage of hydrochloric acid? a. 12.9% b. 15.6% c. 27.3% d. 29.8% 24. What is the percent strength of 1 pint of solution containing 56 g of Camphor? a. 84.4% b. 53.2% c. 13.9% d. 11.8% 25. Rx.: Heparin IV@ 2000 units/hr. The IV bag contains NS 1 L with 40,000 units of heparin. The IV set delivers 15 gtt/ml. Calculate the rate in gtt/min. a. 9 gtt/min b. 10 gtt/min c. 13 gtt/min d. 15 gtt/min 26. Convert 1:10,000 to a percent strength. a....
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