calculating drug dosages Flashcards
1
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what is 1% w/v?
A
1g dissolved in 100ml
= 10mg/ml
2
Q
How would you prepare 5 ml of a 0.1mg/ml adrenaline solution from a stock of 1mg/ml.
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3
Q
How is drip rate calculated?
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4
Q
What is the drip rate if a 15kg dog requires 2ml of fluid /kg / h for 24h. The drop set is 20gtt/ml.
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5
Q
What is allometric scaling?
A
drugs are sometimes administered based on the animals surface area or metabolic rate
6
Q
Why is surface area sometimes used to calculate dosage?
A
As function of organs responsible for detoxification (i.e.kidney/liver) are more closely related to surface area than body weight
7
Q
When is metabolic rate used to calculate dosage?
A
In species where the dose is unknown (e.g. many exotic/zoo species)
8
Q
how is metabolic rate calculated?
A
K is an energy constant
