Dosage Calculation Quiz: Can You Get Every Dose Right?

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2. A medication is labeled 2 g per 10 mL. If a patient needs 500 mg, what volume in milliliters must be given?

2.5 mL

5 mL

7.5 mL

10 mL

3. A medication is dosed at 2 mg/kg for a 15 kg child. What is the required dose?

15 mg

20 mg

30 mg

40 mg

4. An antibiotic suspension has 125 mg/5 mL. A patient requires 250 mg. What volume should be administered?

5 mL

10 mL

15 mL

20 mL

5. A patient requires 500 mg of amoxicillin. The available solution is 250 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should be administered?

5 mL

10 mL

15 mL

20 mL

6. A child weighing 20 kg requires a drug dosed at 5 mg/kg. What is the total dose needed?

50 mg

75 mg

100 mg

150 mg

7. A solution contains 100 units/mL. If a patient needs 2500 units, how many milliliters are required?

10 mL

15 mL

20 mL

25 mL

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9. A patient needs 1000 mL of fluid over 8 hours. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?

100 mL/hr

125 mL/hr

150 mL/hr

200 mL/hr

10. A patient is prescribed 250 mg of a drug. Stock available is 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should be given?

0.5 tablet

1 tablet

1.5 tablets

2 tablets

11. An IV drip delivers 60 drops/mL. If 500 mL must infuse in 4 hours, what is the correct drop rate?

75 drops/min

100 drops/min

125 drops/min

150 drops/min

12. An IV infusion contains 40 mEq of potassium in 500 mL saline. What is the concentration in mEq/mL?

0.04 mEq/mL

0.08 mEq/mL

0.12 mEq/mL

0.2 mEq/mL

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Dosage Calculation Quiz: Can You Get Every Dose Right?

1. Convert 1.5 grams to milligrams.

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2. A medication is labeled 2 g per 10 mL. If a patient needs 500 mg, what volume in milliliters must be given?

3. A medication is dosed at 2 mg/kg for a 15 kg child. What is the required dose?

4. An antibiotic suspension has 125 mg/5 mL. A patient requires 250 mg. What volume should be administered?

5. A patient requires 500 mg of amoxicillin. The available solution is 250 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should be administered?

6. A child weighing 20 kg requires a drug dosed at 5 mg/kg. What is the total dose needed?

7. A solution contains 100 units/mL. If a patient needs 2500 units, how many milliliters are required?

8. Convert 0.5 kg to grams.

9. A patient needs 1000 mL of fluid over 8 hours. What is the infusion rate in mL/hr?

10. A patient is prescribed 250 mg of a drug. Stock available is 500 mg tablets. How many tablets should be given?

11. An IV drip delivers 60 drops/mL. If 500 mL must infuse in 4 hours, what is the correct drop rate?

12. An IV infusion contains 40 mEq of potassium in 500 mL saline. What is the concentration in mEq/mL?

13. A 70 kg adult requires 10 mg/kg of a medication. What is the total dose?

14. A vial contains 50 mg/2 mL. How many milliliters are needed for a 75 mg dose?

15. A patient weighs 88 pounds. Convert this to kilograms (1 kg ≈ 2.2 lbs).