Chapter 16

Calculate the following medication dosages using the dimensional analysis method. Use medication labels or information provided. Label answers correctly: tab, caps, mL. Answers expressed in milliliters should be expressed to the nearest tenth, except where indicated. Order: Capoten $25\mathrm{mg}$ p.o. daily. Available: Capoten tablets labeled $12.5\mathrm{mg}$ ______

Calculate the following medication dosages using the dimensional analysis method. Use medication labels or information provided. Label answers correctly: tab, caps, mL. Answers expressed in milliliters should be expressed to the nearest tenth, except where indicated. Order: Heparin 6,500 units subcut q $12\mathrm{h}$. Available: Heparin 10,000 units per mL (Express answer in hundredths.) ______

Calculate the following medication dosages using the dimensional analysis method. Use medication labels or information provided. Label answers correctly: tab, caps, mL. Answers expressed in milliliters should be expressed to the nearest tenth, except where indicated. Order: Trandate $200\mathrm{mg}$ p.o. b.i.d. Available: Trandate tablets labeled $100\mathrm{mg}$ ______

Calculate the following medication dosages using the dimensional analysis method. Use medication labels or information provided. Label answers correctly: tab, caps, mL. Answers expressed in milliliters should be expressed to the nearest tenth, except where indicated. Order: Solu-Medrol $175\mathrm{mg}$ IV daily. Available: Solu-Medrol labeled $500\mathrm{mg}$ per $8\mathrm{mL}$ ______

Calculate the following medication dosages using the dimensional analysis method. Use medication labels or information provided. Label answers correctly: tab, caps, mL. Answers expressed in milliliters should be expressed to the nearest tenth, except where indicated. Order: Trental (ER) $0.4\mathrm{g}$ p.o. t.i.d. Available: Trental ER tablets $400\mathrm{mg}$ ______

Calculate the following medication dosages using the dimensional analysis method. Use medication labels or information provided. Label answers correctly: tab, caps, mL. Answers expressed in milliliters should be expressed to the nearest tenth, except where indicated. Order: Quinidine gluconate $200\mathrm{mg}$ IM $\mathrm{q}8\mathrm{h}$. Available: Quinidine gluconate labeled $80\mathrm{mg}$ per $\mathrm{mL}$______

Calculate the following medication dosages using the dimensional analysis method. Use medication labels or information provided. Label answers correctly: tab, caps, mL. Answers expressed in milliliters should be expressed to the nearest tenth, except where indicated. Order: Diphenhydramine $60\mathrm{mg}$ IM stat. Available: Diphenhydramine labeled $50\mathrm{mg}$ per $\mathrm{mL}$ ______

Set up the problem using dimensional analysis and make the conversion as indicated. $3\mathrm{qt}=$ ______ $\mathrm{mL}$

Set up the problem using dimensional analysis and make the conversion as indicated. $5\mathrm{mcg}=$ ______ $\mathrm{mg}$

Set up the problem using dimensional analysis and make the conversion as indicated. $2,400\mathrm{mL}=$ ______ $\mathbf{L}$