On-line Medic Math Quiz 9

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1) You are ordered to administer 0.5 mg of atropine sulfate to a patient. The atropine comes 2mg in 1 mL. How many mL's will you give?
Your answer:
0.25 mL
1.00 mL
0.50 mL
0.75 mL


2) You have a patient that weighs 150 pounds. He has been resuscitated and now has a BP of 60/40. You are going to establish a dopamine drip IV piggyback. You are using a 60gtt/mL set and wish to deliver 5 mcg/kg/min. You mix 200 mg of dopamine into 250 mL of normal saline. What is your flow rate?
Your answer:
26 gtts/min
20 gtts/min
6 gtts/min
32 gtts/min

3) You have an IV containing 500 mL of fluid. You are using a 10 gtt/mL administration set. You are running the rate at 20 gtts/min. How long will it take the fluid to run out of the IV bag?
Your answer:
9 hours
6 hours 15 mins
8 hrs 20 mins
4 hours 20 mins

4) You are ordered to give 10 mcg/kg/min of dobutamine to a patient. He weighs 145 pounds. Dobutmaine comes in a 12.5 mg/mL package. It contains 100 mL. What is you flow rate?
Your answer:
8 gtts/min
26 gtts/min
3 gtts/min
12 gtts/min

5) A patient is to be given 500 mL of 0.9% Sodium Chloride IV over a 4 hour period. The set has a drop rate of 20 drops/mL. What is the drip rate.
Your answer:
55 gtts/min
26 gtts/min
42 gtts/min
35 gtts/min

6) A patient is to be given 800 mL of 5% Dextrose over 6 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
40 gtts/min
44 gtts/min
24 gtts/min
36 gtts/min

7) A patient is to be given 800 mL of Normal Saline over 10 hours. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
15 gtts/min
20 gtts/min
25 gtts/min
10 gtts/min

8) A patient is to be given 350 mL of Dextrose over 4 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
23 gtts/min
19 gtts/min
29 gtts/min
10 gtts/min

9) A patient is to be given 350 mL of plasma over 3 hours. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
42
28
15
39

10) A patient is to be given 450 mL of Sodium Chloride IV over 3 hours. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
52 gtts/min
46 gtts/min
20 gtts min
38 gtts/min

11) A patient is to be given 600 mL Normal Saline over 6 hours. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
25 gtts/min
32 gtts/min
12 gtts/min
20 gtts/min

12) 50 mL of an antibotic is to be given over 30 minutes. The set has a drop factor of 20 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
33 gtts/min
30 gtts/min
23 gtts/min
12 gtts/min

13) A patient is to be given 1500 mL of Normal Saline solution over 12 hours. The set has a drop factor of 60 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
75 gtts/min
175 gtts/min
100 gtts/min
125 gtts/min

14) A patient is to be given 500 mL of 0.9% Sodium Chloride over 3 hours. The set has a drop factor of 60 drops/mL. What is the drip rate?
Your answer:
167 gtts/min
200 gtts/min
125 gtts/min
154 gtts/min

15) An infusion of 5% Dextroxe has 600 mL remaining. The drop rate is 20 drops/min. If the drop factor is 12 drops/mL, how many hours will it take to give this infusion?
Your answer:
4 hours
8 hours
2 hours
6 hours

16) An IV infusion of 1500 mL of Normal Saline is to be given at a rate of 40 drops/min. The drop factor is 15 drops/mL. If this infusion begins at 1015, at what time will it finish?
Your answer:
1315
2015
1630
1938

17) Calculate the time at which an IV infusion of 5% Dextrose 1000 mL would be completed when set to run at 35 drops/min. The infusion was started at 1400 and the drop factor is 20.
Your answer:
1800
2340
2129
2331

18) Calculate the time at which an IV solution of Normal Saline 500 mL to be completed when running at 28 drops/min. The infusion started at 0900, and the drop factor is 20.
Your answer:
1310
1420
1457
1244

19) Calculate the amount of intravenous fluid remaining in a 1000 mL bag of Normal Saline that has been running at 41 drops/min for 90 minutes. The drop factor is 20.
Your answer:
700 mL
815.5 mL
750.5 mL
901.5 mL

20) 1000 mL of Saline Solution is to be infused intravenously. The set has a drop factor of 15 drops/mL and is set at 40 drops/min. How long will this infusion take to finish?
Your answer:
7 hours 10 mins
4 hours 30 mins
6 hours 15 mins
5 hours 45 mins

21) A patient is to receive 1000 mL of Normal Saline. For the first 6 hours, the solution is delivered at 85 mL/hour, then the rate is reduced to 70 mL/hour. What is the total time taken to give the full volume.
Your answer:
9 hours
11 hours
15 hours
13 hours

22) At 0430, an infusion is started, to infuse 1.5L of fluid at a rate of 90mL/hour. After 10 hours, the rate is reset to 75mL/hour. What is the finishing time?
Your answer:
2230
1830
1630
2030

23) An IV infusion of 5% Dextrose is in progress. The infusion is being delivered at 40mL/hour. How much fluid will the patient receive in 4 hours?
Your answer:
80 mL
100 mL
160 mL
40 mL

24) A patient is receiving fluid from two IV lines. Line 1 is running at 65 mL/hour and Line 2 is running at 70 mL/hour. What volume of fluid would the patient receive over 12 hours?
Your answer:
1620 mL
1830 mL
900 mL
1260 mL

25) A patient is to be given 150 mg of pethidine IM stat, for severe pain. Each ampule contains 100 mg in 2mL. How many mL will be given?
Your answer:
2.5 mL
3 mL
1.3 mL
2.75 mL

26) A patient is to receive 7.5 mg IM stat of metoclopramine. Each ampule contains 10mg per 2mL. How many mL will be given?
Your answer:
1.0 mL
2.5 mL
1.5 mL
2.0 mL

27) A patient is to be given 50mg of promethazine. The box has 2mL ampules, each contain 25 mg per mL of phenergan. How many ml will be given?
Your answer:
2 mL
1.5 mL
3 mL
1 mL

28) A patient is to be given 60mg of gentamicin IM. Ampules contain 80 mg per 2 mL. What is the volume you need to give?
Your answer:
2.5 mL
1.5 mL
2 mL
1 mL

29) Ketorolac has been ordered for a patient. 20 mg q6hrs is to be given IM. The ampules contain 10mg per mL. How many mL are needed?
Your answer:
1.5 mL
1 mL
2 mL
2.5 mL

30) A patient is to be given ampicillin 750mg q6h IM. The vial reconstituted contains 1g ampicillin in 2mL of water. How many mL are needed?
Your answer:
1.75 mL
2 mL
1 mL
1.5 mL