Question

client weighing 98 lbs is to receive a drug a How many mg of the drug will the client receive per day? t the dosage of 2 mg/kg of body weight/day. mg (Round the nearest tenth) 43. The 8 o'clock medications for the client includes Keflex 1.5 grams in 50 mL of a 5% Dextrose solution. According to the pharmacy, the medication should be infused over 30 minutes. The drop factor is 15 gtts/mL. Calculate the flow rate. gtt/min (Round to the nearest whole number) 44. Convert the following metric measure by moving the decimal: 1.5 liters mL 45. Order: Lactulose 40 g PO TID Available: Lactulose 10 g per 15 mL Give: mL per dose (Round to the nearest whole number) 46. Indicate the following dosage by shading on the 100 unit syringe. 18 units 89 inu. 47. Convert pounds to kilograms: 62 lbs equals kg (Round to the nearest tenth) 48. Convert the following metric measure by moving the decimal: mcg 2.4 mg

Answer 1

43. Drops per minute = total volume $\div$ time in minutes $\times$ drop factor

                                  = 50 $\div$ 30 $\times$ 15

                                  = 25 drops per minute

44. Multiply the liters with 1000 to get value in ml

      1.5 liters = 1500 ml

45. Each dose consists of 40 g

    Availability is 10 g for 15 ml

    Each dose = 40 $\div$ 10 $\times$ 15 = 60 ml of medication per dose

46. The syringe should be shaded at the point just before 20 units to show the shade on syringe for 18 units. Each point of measurement on syringe is of 2 units value.

47. Divide the pounds with 2.2 to get the kilogram value.

      62 lbs $\div$ 2.2 = 28 kgs

48. Multiply the milligram with 1000 to get microgram value

      2.4 mg $\times$ 1000 = 2400 mcg