Professor: Dr Mary Bennett
Math For Meds Practice Problems # 2 1. Order reads Gantrisin 500 mg IV push. The medication label reads 2.5 GM. in 5 cc. How many ml will you give?
2. Order reads Aspirin 150 mg. for temperature over 102 degrees. The label reads Aspirin 1 1/4 gr. per tablet. If the pt's temperature is over 102 degrees, how many tablets of ASA will you give?
3. Ordered 25 mg. The drug is available in a 30 ml multidose vial labeled 5mg/ml. How many ml will you give?
4. 1/3 ounce = _________ cc.
Ordered tylenol 500 mg. Have tylenol 350 mg in ½ tsp. How many cc will you give?
6. Ordered ceclor 350 mg. Have ceclor 275mg in 5ml/ How many ml will you give?
7. Ordered tylenol 5 grains. Have tylenol 80 mg in 0.8ml. How many ml of tylenol will you give?
8. Ordered 300 cc D5W.45%N/S in 4 hours.
A. How many cc/hr.
B. How many gtt/min if you use 10gtt/ml tubing?
9. Ordered 500 cc D5W.45%NS in 6 hours.
a. How many cc/hr will you set the IV at if you have an IV pump?
b. If you do not have a pump and have to regulate the rate by counting drops, how many gtt/min will you set the IV at if you are using 15 gtt/ml tubing?
10. Order reads 60 ml of 10% Glucose to infuse at 40 gtt/min. Using 60 gtt/ml tubing. How long will it take the solution to infuse?
11. According to the pharmacy, your patient's 50 cc IVPB should run in over 15 min. How many cc/hr must you set the IV pump at?
12. At 1600 hours you started an IV with 1000cc of D5W running at 50 gtt./min using microdrip tubing (60 gtt/ml).
A. You now receive an IMED pump. How many cc/hr should you set the pump for to keep the IV going at the same rate?
B. What time will the infusion be complete?
13. You start an IV with 1000 cc n/s running at 20 gtts/min using marcodrip (15gtt/ml) tubing. You are going to switch the infusion over to an IVAC pump. How many cc/hr will you set the pump at to keep the infusion running at the same rate?
Answers -1(1 ml)--2 (2 Tabs)--3 (5 ml)--4 (10 cc)--5 (3.6 cc)--6 (6.4 ml)--7 (3 ml)--8 (A 75 cc/hr B 13 gtt)--9 (A 83 cc/hr B 21 gtt/min)--10 (1 hr 30 min)-- 11 (200 cc/hr)--- 12 (A 50 cc/hr B 1200 (12 noon)---13 (80 cc/hr)
This page created and maintained by Mary Bennett DNSc, RN