Question

7. The physician ordered amoxicillin caps, 500 mg. Available are amoxicillin caps, 250 mg. How many capsules will you give? 8. The physician ordered Lasix oral solution, 30 mg, to be given as a single dose. Available is Lasix oral solution, 60 mL bottle that contains 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters will you give? 9. The physician ordered Demerol, 50 mg IM. On hand is Demerol, 100 mg per 2 mL. How many milliliters will you give? 10. The physician ordered Vistaril, 75 mg IM. On hand is Vistaril, 50 mg per mL. How many milliliters will you give? 11. The physician ordered a medication, 600,000 units for deep IM injection. On hand is 1,200,000 units per 2 mL. How many milliliters will you give? 12. The physician ordered Tigan, 200 mg IM. On hand is Tigan, 100 mg per mL. How many milliliters will you give? 13. The physician ordered 30 units of Acthar IM. Available is Acthar, 40 units per milliliter. How many milliliters will you give?

Answer 1

7. The physician ordered amoxicillin capsules of 500mg .

Available amoxicillin capsules of 250 mg

So, to give the ordered dose of 500mg , two capsules of 250 mg amoxicillin capsules has to be provided .

8. The physician ordered lasix oral solution 30mg as single dose

Available lasix solution is 60ml bottle that contains 10mg/ml

1 ml of lasix solution has 10mg

Then 60ml of lasix would have = 60×10 = 600 mg

We have to give 30mg , for that we will give 3 ml of oral solution of lasix .

9. Ordered dose of Demerol is 50mg IM

Available dose of Demerol is 100mg/2ml

Means 1 ml has 50mg Demerol

So, to give 50mg Demerol injection , we have to take 1ml of drug from the available dose of Demerol.

10. Ordered dose of Vistaril is 75mg

Available dates of Vistaril is 50 mg /ml

1ml of Vistaril has 50mg

To give 75 mg ,we need to take 1.5 ml from the available dose of Vistaril .