Calculations

Question 1

1 teaspoon

Answer 1

5 mL

Question 2

1 tablespoon

Answer 2

15 mL

Question 3

1 fl. oz.

Answer 3

30 mL

Question 4

1 cup

Answer 4

8 oz

Question 5

TO OUNCE

1 pint

Answer 5

16 oz

Question 6

TO PINTS

1 quart

Answer 6

2 pints

Question 7

TO QUARTS

1 gallon

Answer 7

4 quarts

Question 8

1 kg

Answer 8

2.2 lbs

Question 9

TO GRAMS

1 oz

Answer 9

28.4 g

Question 10

1 lb

Answer 10

454 g, 16 oz

Question 11

1 inch

Answer 11

2.54 cm

Question 12

Monovalent Ions

Answer 12

1 mEq = 1 mmol

Question 13

Divalent Ions

Answer 13

1 mEq = 0.5 mmol

Question 14

1 grain

Answer 14

65 mg

Question 15

Prednisone to Dexamethasone Equivalent

Answer 15

5 mg Pred (daily) = 0.75 mg Dex (daily)

Question 16

How much elemental iron is in Ferrous Sulfate?

Answer 16

20% Elemental Iron

Question 17

Corrected Phenytoin Formula

Answer 17

Phenytoin (corr) = Total Phenytoin/ [(0.2 x Albumin) + 0.1]

Question 18

% w/v

Answer 18

g/100mL

Question 19

% v/v

Answer 19

mL/100mL

Question 20

% w/w

Answer 20

g/100g

Question 21

Osmolarity Formula

Answer 21

mOsmol/L = [weight (g/L)/MW (g/mol)] x # of particles x 1000

Question 22

Isotonicity Calculation (E-Value Formula)

Answer 22

E = [58.5 x i] / [MW of drug x 1.8]

Question 23

Moles Formula

Answer 23

mol = g/MW; mmol = mg/MW

Question 24

Milliequivalence Formula

Answer 24

mEq = [mg x valence] / MW

Question 25

Carbohydrates Calorie

Answer 25

Enteral = 4 kcal/g ; Parenteral = 3.5 kcal/g

Dextrose = 3.4 kcal/g
Glycerol/Glycerin = 4.3 kcal/g

Question 26

Fat Calorie

Answer 26

Enteral = 9 kcal/g ; Parenteral = varies

10 % = 1.1 kcal/mL
20 % = 2 kcal/mL
30 % = 3 kcal/mL

Question 27

Protein Calorie

Answer 27

Enteral or Parenteral = 4 kcal/g

Amino Acid (AA) = 4 kcal/g

Question 28

How much elemental calcium is contained in Calcium Citrate

Answer 28

21%

Question 29

How much elemental calcium is contained in Calcium Carbonate?

Answer 29

40%