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Exam 2A Flashcards

1
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What are the 4 steps for clinical calculations

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  1. Make the metric units the same
  2. Determine a reasonable answer range (guess)
  3. Calculate the answer
  4. Double check the answer is correct
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2
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How do I convert from grams (g) to milligrams (mg)?

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X by 1000

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3
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How do you convert from mg to micrograms?

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X by 1000

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4
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How do you convert from kg to g?

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X 1000

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5
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How do you convert from g to kg?

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Divide by 1000

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How do you convert from mg to g?

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Divide by 1000

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7
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How do you conver from micrograms to mg?

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Divide by 1000

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8
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Convert 0.005g to mg

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5mg

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9
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Convert 800mg to g

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0.8g

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10
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What is the ratio method?

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A way of being able to calculate how much of a medication we need for administer based off what we have in stock.

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How do we add our numbers into the Ratio Method?

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You put the amount of medication you have in stock to the left and what you want to the right. Put the units for the quantity of the medication at the top (25mg ect) and put the value of this down the bottom (1 tab or 5ml ect).

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12
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How do we find out missing value (what the patient is prescribed) using the ratio method? (Bottom right)

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  1. Multiply diagnonal from bottom left to upper right.
  2. Divide across. Upper Right to Upper Left.
  3. This answer will be the missing value for the bottom right.
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13
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The patient is prescribed 100mg of a drug. The pharmacy sends an oral suspension labelled 12.5mg/2ml to the ward. How much will the nurse administer?

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16ml

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14
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Convert 0.25mg to micrograms

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250micrograms

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15
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Convert 67.7micrograms to mg

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0.0675mg

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16
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Convert 1.5L into ml

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1500ml

17
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Convert 30micrograms to mg

A

0.03mg

18
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Convert

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19
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Convert 0.75g to mg

A

750mg

20
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Convert 200ml to L

A

2L

21
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A person is prescribed 5mg of haloperidol orally. 2mg/1ml syrup is avaliable. How many ml will you administer?

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2.5ml

22
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A person is prescribed 50mg of sodium valproate orally. 200mg/5ml syrup is avaliable. How many ml will you administer?

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1.25mls

23
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A person is prescribed 100mg Zuclopenthixol decanoate IMI. In stock you have Zuclopenthixol decanoate 0.2g/1ml. What volume do you need to administer?

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0.5ml

24
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A person requires 800mg Sodium Valproate. In stock you have 200mg tabletd. How many tabs do you administer?

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4 tablets

25
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A patient is prescribed Zopiclone 3.75mg po nocte. Zopiclone 7.5mg tablets (scored) are avaliable. Explain how many tablets you will administer, how and when.

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1/2 tablet, per orally, at nighttime.

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