Dosage Calculations Workshop Ii Key

Advanced Dosage Calculations KEY A. Reconstitution of Powdered Medications 1. 4 mL 2. 4 mL 3. 0.89 mL 4. 0.5 mL 5. 5 mL 6. 4 mL 7. 2.8 mL 8. 0.5 mL 9. 4 mL 10. 1.5 mL B. Reconstitution of Powdered Meds for Intravenous Infusion 1. a) 10 mL b) 120 mL/hr c)30 gtts/min 2. a) 7.4 mL b) 115 mL/hr c)19 gtts/min 3. a) 5.3 mL b) 55 mL/hr c) 55 gtts/min 4. a)10 mL b) 110 mL/hr c) 37 gtts/min 5. a) 5 mL b) 110 mL/hr c) 18 gtts/min 6. a) 18 mL b) 136 mL/hr c) 34 gtts/min 7. a) 3.8 mL b) 108 mL/hr c) 108 gtts/min C. Advanced Intravenous Calculations Heparin and Insulin Drips: 1. a) 17 mL/hr b)17 gtts/min 2. a)No b) 48 mL/hr 3. a) 30 mL/hr B) 30 GTTS/MIN 4. A) 40 mL/hr 5. 14 mL/hr 6. a) 10 mL/hr b) 3 gtts/min 7. a) 19 mL/hr b) 19 gtts/min 8. a) 170 mL/hr b) 170 gtts/min (Question order, may be too high for recommended dose) 9. 9) 35 mL/hr b) 9 gtts/min 10. 10 mL/hr 11. Yes (20 mL/hr) 12. yes (17 mL/hr) 13. No, too much ( should be 8 mL/hr) 14. No, too little (should be 30 mL/hr) 15. yes ( 5 mL/hr)

Clinical application: (Backwards from mL/hr to units/hour) 1. 1750 units/hr 2. 1150 units/hr 3. 760 units/hr 4. 300 units/hr 5. 800 units/hr 6. 260 units/hr 7. 560 units/hr Lasix, Cardizem, Aminophylline Drips (mg/hr to mL/hr) 1. a) 20 mL/hr b)20 gtts/min 2. 63 mL/hr 3. 4 mL/hr 4. 19 mL/hr 5. 1 mL/hr Lidocaine Drips: (mg/min to mL/hr) 1. 20 mL/hr 2. 42 gtts/min 3. 30 mL/hr 4. 60 mL/hr 5. 45 mL/hr Additional Practice Problems key – will be posted on the website. 1. a) 25 gtts/min b) 100 mL/hr c) 2728 mg/day d) Yes safe (pt. receiving 1500 mg/day) 2. 40 days 3. 0.3 mL 4. 16.3 mL 5. 33 gtts/min 6. 100 gtts/min 7. 10 mL/hr 8. 86.4 to 432 mg 9. 11 gtts/min 10. 75 mL/hr 11. 1 mL 12. 50 mg/hr 13 a) 3.6 mL b) 162 mL/hr c) 161 or 162 gtts/min (depending on which IVF formula was used) 14 a) 5 mL b) 110 mL/hr c) 28 gtts/min 15 1900 units/hr