20 year old male admitted to hospital with ARDS and prescribed methylprednisolone 40mg Q12H
Avialable dose is 125mg per 2ml
A 20-year old male patient was admitted to the hospital suffering from acute respiratory distress after...
A 20-year old male patient was admitted to the hospital suffering from acute respiratory distress after building a campfire with poison oak. You receive an order for him for "Methylprednisolone 40 mg IVP Q12 hours" NDC 0009-0047-27 Protect from light. Rx ONLY DOSAGE AND USE: See accompanying SOLU-MEDROL prescribing information. Each 2 mL (when mixed) contains methylprednisolone sodium succinate equivalent to methylprednisolone, 125 mg. Single-Dose Vial Lyophilized in container Distributed by Pharmacia & Upjohn Co Division of Pfizer Inc, NY,...
You are caring for a patient admitted to the hospital for an acute myocardial infarction three days ago. The patient is a 58 year old male with a history of hypertension and obesity. Prior to his admission he was taking Hydrochlorothiazide 50 mg po daily with adequate control of his BP. He will be discharged with a prescription for NTG (Nitrostat) 0.3mg sublingual prn, atenolol (Tenormin) 50mg po daily, and a baby aspirin daily. You must prepare a patient education...
1.Mr. Q is a 56 y.o male admitted to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident. His admission weight is 280 Ibs. what is his admission weight in kg? 2. Ms. F is being converted from an IV antibiotic to PO cefadroxil in preparation for her discharge home. order: cefadroxil 0.5 g PO bid. supply: cefadroxil 500 mg tablets. how many tablets will Ms. F be taking in a single dose? 3. The has an order for lorazepam (Ativan) 0.5...
0.64 Courtesy of the Upjohn Company 0.6 AN.... ........10 . . 1.10 20 30 40 50 . 60 70 80 90 1.00ml tablets 2 11. Order: Coumadin 7.5 mg once daily for DVT post-op hip replacement Dose on hand: Coumadin 2.5-mg tablets How many tablets will you give? 12. Order: 500 ml to infuse at 50 ml/hr. The infusion started at 7 AM What time will the infusion end? pm 13. Order: Nexium 40 mg once daily for GERD od...
A 72 year old patient gets admitted to the hospital for dehydration after 3 days of poor PO intake, vomiting, and diarrhea. The patient has dry mucous membranes, skin tenting, and no edema. Patient has a history of HTN for which he takes lisinopril and Lasix and osteoarthritis for which he takes Advil BID. On admission, his creatinine was 2.6 mg/dl. What would you expect? A patient admitted to the hospital for an emergency appendectomy gets a CT scan with...
Your patient is ordered heparin 7500 units SO 4 8 hours. The label of the heparin vial reads 5,000 units per 1 ml in a 2 ml vial. How much heparin would you administer to your client daily? Practice Problem #4 The physician orders Mellaril 80mg PO tid for a patient with schizophrenia. If you have available 10, 15, and 50 mg non-scored tablets available, which combination of tablets would contain the exact dosage with the smallest number of tablets...
7:56 AM Tue Nov 13 15. Your vial of Potassium Chloride is labeled 5 mEq/5 ml. Your patient must receive Potassium Chloride 10mEq, by mouth, three times a day. You would give dose? tsp per 16. You have a 500 ml bottle of dexamethasone. The label reads 0.5 mg per 5 ml. In order to administer dexamethasone 4 mg po, you would give ml. 17. Your 50 ml bottle of medication is labeled: Sulfasoxazole susp. 250 mg/5 ml. You must...
Name For each of the following doctor's orders, calculate the individual dose of medication 1. Dr. Jones prescribed Plendil 7.5 mg. The drug label reads: Plendil 2.5 mg tab. 2. The doctor ordered Dilaudid 1.5 mg IM from a vial that is labeled 0.6 mg per mu 3. Dr. Sam prescribed 20 mg of a medication. You have 10 mg per 5 mL. 4. The physician ordered Procardia XL 60 ma. The drug on hand is Procardia XL 30 mg...
Ms. Espinoza is a 90-year-old Hispanic woman admitted to the hospital from her assisted living facility. She has a history of hypertension and dementia and had a stroke and a myocardial infarction 3 years ago. She has also had insomnia for the past month. Ms. Espinoza is admitted due to an alteration in her mental status. She has had a cold and a cough for a week, for which she took Coricidin (acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine) and Tylenol PM (acetaminophen and...
Ms. Espinoza is a 90-year-old Hispanic woman admitted to the hospital from her assisted living facility. She has a history of hypertension and dementia and had a stroke and a myocardial infarction 3 years ago. She has also had insomnia for the past month. Ms. Espinoza is admitted due to an alteration in her mental status. She has had a cold and a cough for a week, for which she took Coricidin (acetaminophen and chlorpheniramine) and Tylenol PM (acetaminophen and...