Dosage Calculations

Question 0

Liter

Answer 0

Basic unit for volume

Question 1

Gram

Answer 1

Basic unit of weight

Question 2

Meter

Answer 2

Basic unit for length

Question 3

Kilogram (kg)

Answer 3

1000 grams (g)

Question 4

1000 grams (g)

Answer 4

Kilogram (kg)

Question 5

Gram (g)

Answer 5

1000 milligrams (mg)

Question 6

1000 mg

Answer 6

1 gram (g)

Question 7

Milligram (mg)

Answer 7

1000 micrograms (mcg)

Question 8

1000 mcg

Answer 8

1 milligram

Question 9

Liter (L)

Answer 9

1000 milliliters (mL)

Question 10

1000 milliliters

Answer 10

1 liter (L)

Question 11

The rule for zero’s

Answer 11

Always have a leading zero. Ex: 0.25

Never have trailing zero. Ex: 2.5

Question 12

300 mg =______g

Answer 12

0.3

Question 13

6mg=________mcg

Answer 13

6000

Question 14

0.7L=_________mL

Answer 14

700

Question 15

180mcg=______mg

Answer 15

0.18

Question 16

238g=____________mcg

Answer 16

238,000,000

Question 17

How much is one grain?

Answer 17

60 or 64 or 65 mg

Question 18

150mg=_________g

Answer 18

0.15

Question 19

15g=___________kg

Answer 19

0.015

Question 20

2kg___________g

Answer 20

2000

Question 21

3g=____________mg

Answer 21

3000

Question 22

ss

Answer 22

1/2

Question 23

i

Answer 23

1

Question 24

3 teaspoons equal….

Answer 24

1 tablespoon

1/2 ounce

Question 25

1 cup equals

Answer 25

6 ounces

Question 26

One glass equals

Answer 26

8 ounces

Question 27

One pint equals

Answer 27

16 ounces

2 glasses

Question 28

One quart

Answer 28

32 ounces
2 pints
4 glasses

Question 29

One gallon equals

Answer 29

128 ounces
4 quarts
8 pints
16 glasses

Question 30

1 kg

Answer 30

2.2 pounds

Question 31

2.2 pounds

Answer 31

1 kg

Question 32

60, 64, 65 mg

Answer 32

1 grain

Question 33

1 grain

Answer 33

60, 64, 65 mg

Question 34

1000 mL = 1L

Answer 34

1 quart

Question 35

1 quart

Answer 35

1000 mL = 1L

Question 36

30 mL

Answer 36

1 ounce

Question 37

1 ounce

Answer 37

30 mL

Question 38

5mL

Answer 38

1tsp

Question 39

1tsp

Answer 39

5mL

Question 40

15mL

Answer 40

1T

Question 41

1T

Answer 41

15mL

Question 42

1/2 oz

Answer 42

15mL

Question 43

2tsp

Answer 43

10mL

Question 44

90mL

Answer 44

3oz

Question 45

One-half grain

Answer 45

gr 1/2 or gr ss

Question 46

1/2 ounce

Answer 46

1T

Question 47

1gr

Answer 47

60 mg or 64 mg or 65 mg

Question 48

PR

Answer 48

Per rectum

Question 49

IVPB

Answer 49

IV piggy back

Question 50

ac

Answer 50

Before meal

Question 51

PC

Answer 51

After meal

Question 52

hs, noc, noct

Answer 52

At bedtime

Hour of sleep

Question 53

Formula method

Answer 53

H

Dose on hand

Question 55

Rounding rule for injectable medication

Answer 55

• Round injectable medications less than 1 mL to the hundredths place
• Round injectable medications more than 1 mL to the tenths place

Question 56

mEq

Answer 56

milliequivalent

Question 57

Rounding rule for weight

Answer 57

Round answer to the nearest tenth

Question 58

Calculations based on weight

Body weight formula

Answer 58

drug dose x weight (kg) = patient’s dose

Question 59

Calculating IV flow rate (mL/hr)

formula to determine hourly volume

Answer 59

amount of solution mL / hr
————————- =
hours to infuse

ex: 1800 mL 75 mL / hr
———— =
24 hr

Question 60

Calculating IV flow rate for medications order per continuous IV infusion

Answer 60

dose on hand

ex: 2000 x 1000 = 80 mL/hr
———
25000

Question 61

Calculating IV flow rate (gtt/min)

Answer 61

             Total minutes IV will run

EX: 1000 mL x 15 gtt/min
—————————- = 250 gtt/min
60 min