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    This document contains 10 drug calculation questions involving determining dosage amounts based on what was ordered, available stock, weights/sizes of patients, and administration routes and times. The questions cover calculating amounts or volumes of various drugs including metformin, amoxicillin, paracetamol, kanamycin, heparin, demerol, dextrose saline, normal saline, phenytoin, and solumedrol based on given order details and available stock concentrations and volumes.

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    Name: SHARMIN ANAK NGITAR ID: 3827

    Drug Calculations

    1. Doctor ordered Tab Metformin 1gm TDS. Pharmacy supplied 500mg per tab.
    How many tablets should be administered each time?

    2. Doctor prescribed Cap Amoxicillin 500mg BD. Dose available is 250mg per
    capsule. How many capsules will you serve each time?
    3. Doctor ordered Supp Paracetamol 1gm every 8 hourly/ PRN. Stock available
    is Supp Paracetamol 250mg. How many supp ill you administer?

    4. Doctor prescribed IM Kanamycin 7.5mg/kg BD. Pharmacy supplied Kanamycin


    0.35gm/ml. How many mL will you administer for each dose to a 157 Ib
    patient?

    5. Doctor ordered SC Heparin 5000 unit BD. Heparin available is 10000 unit per
    mL. How many mL will you administer?
    6. Doctor prescribed IV Demerol 50mg 6 hourly for pain management.
    Pharmacy supplied Demerol 75mg/1.3mL. How many mL will you
    administer?

    7. Doctor ordered to infuse Dextrose Saline over 12 hourly. The stock available
    is 500mls each pint and drop factor is 20 gtt/ml. How many drops will you
    infuse every minute?
    8. Ordered Normal Saline 800mls to transfuse in 1140 minutes by infusion
    pump. What is the IV flow rate in mL/hr?

    9. Phenytoin, 10000mg PO, is ordered to be given through a nasogastric tube.


    Phenytoin is available as 21000mg/ 5mls. How much would the nurse
    administer?
    10. Solumedrol 2.5mg/kg is ordered for a child weighing 15kg. Solumedrol is
    available as 125mg/3ml. How many mls must the nurse administer?

    Prepared by: Tai Xue Jing

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