Med Math Practice 1

Question 1

Dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D5W is ordered at 10 mcg/kg/min for a 154 lb patient.
Using a 60 drop set. How man drops per minute will you administer?

Answer 1

27gtts/min

Question 2

Convert 5 grams to Mg?

Answer 2

5,000mg

Question 3

Nitro 50 mg in 250 mL D5W at 20 mcg/min. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will you administer?

Answer 3

6gtts/min

Question 4

Epinephrine 100 mcg equals how many Mg?

Answer 4

0.1mg

Question 5

Magnesium sulfate 4 g in 100 mL over 30 minutes. Drop factor: 10 gtt/mL. How many
drops per minute will you administer?

Answer 5

33mL

Question 6

Convert 88 kg to lbs?

Answer 6

193lbs

Question 7

You are ordered to give 5 mg of diazepam IV. The vial is labeled 10 mg/2 mL. How many mL do you draw up?

Answer 7

1mL

Question 8

Administer 0.3 mg of epinephrine 1:1,000 IM. The vial is labeled 1 mg/mL. How many
mL do you give?

Answer 8

0.3mL

Question 9

You are ordered to infuse epinephrine at 8 mcg/min for a 60 kg patient. You are to place 1 mg into a 250 mL bag of NS. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will you administer and how many mL/hr will you administer?

Answer 9

120gtts/min

Question 10

You have given 6 mL for your first dose of Amiodarone. How much medication did you give?

Question 11

You’re ordered to administer 25 mg/kg of Mag Sulfate to a pediatric patient. Your pt
weighs 30 kg. Your medication comes packaged 5g/10mL. How much will you give in mg and how much fluid will you draw up?

Question 12

You’re ordered to administer 0.25 mg/kg of cardizem to a 182 lb patient. Your medication
is 50mg/10mL. How much medication will you give? How much will you draw up?

Question 13

Dopamine 800 mg in 500 mL at 5 mcg/kg/min for a 90 kg patient. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL.
How many drops per minute will you administer?

Question 14

Nitro 100 mg in 250 mL D5W at 15 mcg/min. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL. How many drops
per minute will you administer?

Question 15

You’re ordered to administer Nor-EPI 0.4 mcg/kg/min to a hypotension pt. Your patient
weighs 92 kg. You medication is prepared in a 4mg/250mL bag. How many gtt/min will you administer?

Question 16

100,000mcg equal how many g?

Answer 16

100mg

Question 17

Dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL D5W at 12 mcg/kg/min for 80 kg patient. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will you administer?

Answer 17

36gtts/min

Question 18

Epinephrine 1 mg in 500 mL NS at 2 mcg/min. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL How many drops per minute will you administer?

Answer 18

60gtts/min

Question 19

Amiodarone 0.9 g in 500 mL is ordered to be infused at 1 mg/min. Drop factor: 15 gtt/mL.
How many drops per minute will you administer?

Question 20

Diltiazem 20 mg in 100 mL over 10 minutes. Drop factor: 15 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min
will you administer?

Answer 20

150gtts/min

Question 21

Mag sulfate comes 5g/10 mL. Your orders to administer a 4g bolus. How many mL will
you draw up?

Question 22

Ketamine 50 mg in 50 mL over 15 minutes. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will you administer?

Answer 22

200gtts/min

Question 23

Calcium chloride comes 1g/10 mL. The adult dose is 1,000 mg. How many ml will you
administer to achieve the adult dose?

Question 24

0.001 g equals how many mcg?

Answer 24

100,000

Question 25

Lidocaine 2 g in 500 mL at 1.5 mg/min. Drop factor: 60 gtt/mL. How many drops per minute will you administer?

Answer 25

23gtts/min