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Medical Math #1

Here are some medication orders for you to figure out BEFORE you look at the answer. This one works best in the flashcard mode. Look at the order and what you have as your supply, do the math, then flip the card to see if you got the right answer.
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Order: Decadron (dexamethasone) 1.5mg po bid (supply: tablets labeled 0.75 mg)2 tablets
Order: Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.25mg po every day (supply: scored tablets labeled 0.5mg)0.5 tablets (or 1/2 a tablet)
Order: Omnipen (ampicillin) 0.5g po every 6 hours (supply: capsules labeled 250 mg)2 capsules
Order: Deltasone( Prednisone) 10 mg po tid (supply: tablets labeled 2.5 mg)4 tablets
Order aspirin 650 mg po stat (supply: tablets labeled 325 mg)2 tablets
Procardia (nifedipine) 20 mg po bid (supply: capsules labeled 10 mg)2 tablets
Order: Cleocin (clindomycin) 0.3 g IM every 6 hours (supply: vial labeled 300 mg/2mL)2 mL
Order: Morphine 12 mg IV stat (supply: liquid labeled 15 mg/mL)0.8 mL
Order: vitamin B12 1 mg IM every day (supply: ampule labeled 1000mcg/mL)1 mL
Order: gentamicin 9 mg IM every 8 hours (supply: pediatric ampule labeled 20 mg/2 mL)0.9 mL
Order: Lanoxin (digoxin) 0.5 mg IV every 6 hours x 3 doses (supply: vial labeled 0.25 mg/ mL)2 mL
Order: gentamicin 50mg IM every 8 hours (supply: vial labeled 40mg/mL)1.25 mL
Order: phenobarbital 100mg IM stat (supply: 130 mg/mL)0.769 mL or 0.77 mL (must draw up in a tuberculin syringe to be accurate)
Order: Heparin 6000units subcutaneous q4h (supply: vial labeled 10,000 units/mL)0.6 mL (using a tuberculin syringe)
Order: Brethine (terbutalin) 0.25mg subcutaneous x 1 dose (supply: ampule labeled 1mg/mL)0.25 mL (using a tuberculin syringe)


James Rumsey Technical Institute
School of Practical Nursing
James Rumsey Technical Institute
Martinsburg, WV

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