Group A Questions- Medication Calculations

1. Mr. Curtis has Epogen 12,000 units subcutaneous injection three times a week to treat anemia related to
chemotherapy. How many milliliters will you administer?

12,000units
x 1 mL= 1.2 mL
10,000units
2. Your patient who has had a lumpectomy has codeine 60 mg IM q 3 h ordered. How many milliliters will
you administer?

60 mg
x 1 mL=2 mL
30 mg
3. Mr. Ryan has Tigan 200 mg IM ordered three times a day for nausea and vomiting. How many milliliters
will you administer?

200 mg
x 1 mL= 2 mL
100 mg
4. A patient with anuria has an order for 1000 mL of 0.9% NS to be infused over 1 hour. The tubing drop
factor is 10 gtts/mL. How many drops per minute should be given?

gtts
1000 mL(10 )
ml
FR=
min
1 Hr 60
Hr
10000 gtts
FR= 60 min

FR= 166.67 gtts/min

5. A patient with peptic ulcer disease has an order for Pepcid 20 mg IVPB q 12 h over 15 minutes. The
Pepcid is diluted in 25 mL of D5W. The tubing drop factor is 20 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should
be given?
gtts
25 mL(2 0 )
FR= ml
15 min
500 gtts
FR=
15 mins

FR=33.33 gtts/min

6. Mrs. England has sepsis and has an order for Kefzol 1 g in 50 mL of D5W IVPB over 15 minutes. The drop
factor is 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute should be given?

gtts
50 mL(6 0 )
FR= ml
15 min
3000 gtts
FR=
15 min

FR=200 gtts/min