Pharmocology Math - 45 Mins - EMT-p
30 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.You are ordered to administer 0.5 mg of atropine sulfate to a patient. The atropine comes 2mg in 1 ml. How many milliters will you give?
- A.
0.25 ml
- B.
1.00 ml
- C.
0.50 ml
- D.
0.75 ml
- 2.You have a patient that weighs 150 pounds. He has been resuscitated and now has a BP of 60/40. You are going to establish a dopamine drip IV piggyback. You are using a 60gtt set and wish to deliver 5 mcg/kg/min. You mix 200 mg of dopamine into 250 ml of normal saline. What is your flow rate?
- A.
26 gtts/min
- B.
20 gtts/min
- C.
6 gtts/min
- D.
32 gtts/min
- 3.You have an IV containing 500 ml of fluid. You are using a 10 gtt administration set. You are running the rate at 20 gtts/min. How long will it take the fluid to run out of the IV bag?
- A.
9 hours
- B.
6 hours 15 mins
- C.
8 hours 20 mins
- D.
4 hours 20 mins
- 4.You are ordered to give 10 mcg/kg/min of dobutamine to a patient. He weighs 145 pounds. Dobutmaine comes in a 12.5 mg/ml package. It contains 100 ml. What is you flow rate?
- A.
8 gtts/min
- B.
26 gtts/min
- C.
3 gtts/min
- D.
12 gtts/min
- 5.A patient is to be given 500 ml of 0.9% Sodium Chloride IV over a 4 hour period. The set has a drop rate of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate.
- A.
55 gtts/min
- B.
26 gtts/min
- C.
42 gtts/min
- D.
35 gtts/min
- 6.A patient is to be given 800 ml of 5% Dextrose over 6 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
40 gtts/min
- B.
44 gtts/min
- C.
24 gtts/min
- D.
36 gtts/min
- 7.A patient is to be given 800 ml of Normal Saline over 10 hours. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
15 gtts/min
- B.
20 gtts/min
- C.
25 gtts/min
- D.
10 gtts/min
- 8.A patient is to be given 350 ml of Dextrose over 4 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
23 gtts/min
- B.
19 gtts/min
- C.
29 gtts/min
- D.
10 gtts/min
- 9.A patient is to be given 350 ml of plasma over 3 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
42
- B.
28
- C.
15
- D.
39
- 10.A patient is to be given 450 ml of Sodium Chloride IV. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/min. What is the drip rate?
- A.
52 gtts/min
- B.
46 gtts/min
- C.
20 gtts min
- D.
38 gtts/min
- 11.A patient is to be given 600 ml Normal Saline over 6 hours. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
25 gtts/min
- B.
32 gtts/min
- C.
12 gtts/min
- D.
20 gtts/min
- 12.50 ml of an antibotic is to be given over 30 minutes. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
33 gtts/min
- B.
30 gtts/min
- C.
23 gtts/min
- D.
12 gtts/min
- 13.A patient is to be given 1500 ml of Normal Saline solution over 12 hours. The set has a drop factor of 60 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
75 gtts/min
- B.
175 gtts/min
- C.
100 gtts/min
- D.
125 gtts/min
- 14.A patient is to be given 500 ml of 0.9% Sodium Chloride over 3 hours. The set has a drop factor of 60 drops/ml. What is the drip rate?
- A.
167 gtts/min
- B.
200 gtts/min
- C.
125 gtts/min
- D.
154 gtts/min
- 15.An infusion of 5% Dextroxe has 600 ml remaining. The drop rate is 20 drops/min. If the drop factor is 12 drops/m., how many hours will it take to give this infusion?
- A.
4 hours
- B.
8 hours
- C.
2 hours
- D.
6 hours
- 16.An IV infusion of 1500 ml of Normal Saline is to be given at a rate of 40 drops/min. The drop factor is 15 drops/ml. If this infusion begins at 1015, at what time will it finish?
- A.
1315
- B.
2015
- C.
1630
- D.
1938
- 17.Calculate the time at which an IV infusion of 5% Dextrose 1000 ml would be completed when set to run at 35 drops/min. The infusion was started at 1400 and the drop factor is 20.
- A.
1800
- B.
2340
- C.
2129
- D.
2331
- 18.Calculate the time at which an IV solution of Normal Saline 500 ml to e completed when running at 28 drops/min. The infusion started at 0900, and the drop factor is 20.
- A.
1310
- B.
1420
- C.
1457
- D.
1244
- 19.Calculate the amount of intravenous fluid remaining in a 1000 ml bag of Normal Saline that has been running at 41 drops/min for 90 minutes. The drop factor is 20.
- A.
700 ml
- B.
815.5 ml
- C.
750.5 ml
- D.
901.5 ml
- 20.1000 ml of Saline Solution is to be infused intravenously. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/ml and is set at 40 drops/min. How long will this infusion take to finish?
- A.
7 hours 10 mins
- B.
4 hours 30 mins
- C.
6 hours 15 mins
- D.
5 hours 45 mins
- 21.A patient is to receive 1000 ml of Normal Saline. For the first 6 hours, the solution is delivered at 85 ml/hour, then the rate is reduced to 70 ml/hour. What is the total time taken to give the full volume.
- A.
9 hours
- B.
11 hours
- C.
15 hours
- D.
13 hours
- 22.At 0430, an infusion is started, to infuse 1.5L of fluid at a rate of 90ml/hour. After 10 hours, the rate is reset to 75ml/hour. What is the finishing time?
- A.
2230
- B.
1830
- C.
1630
- D.
2030
- 23.An IV infusion of 5% Dextrose is in progress. The infusion is being delivered at 40ml/hour. How much fluid will the patient receive in 4 hours?
- A.
80 ml
- B.
100 ml
- C.
60 ml
- D.
40 ml
- 24.A pateint is receiving fluid from two IV lines. Line 1 is running at 65 ml/hour and Line 2 is running at 70 ml/hour. What volume of fluid would the patient receive over 12 hours?
- A.
1620 ml
- B.
1830 ml
- C.
900 ml
- D.
1260 ml
- 25.A patient is to be given 150 mg of pethidine IM stat, for severe pain. Each ampule contains 100 ml in 2ml. How many ml will be given?
- A.
2.5 ml
- B.
3 ml
- C.
1.3 ml
- D.
2.75 ml
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