Formula sheets, the key method steps for every topic and 6 practice problems, with full solutions at the back.
Which measure should be avoided in a sickle cell pain crisis?
Two healthcare rescuers are giving CPR to an infant. Which compression technique is recommended?
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 77 kg. The vial contains 5 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to two decimal places.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 56 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The record shows a patient's intake and output for one 8-hour shift. The IV infusion ran at the rate shown for the whole shift. Find the fluid balance B = intake − output in mL (a negative answer means a net loss).
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A 500 mL bag runs by pump at 60 mL/h. At 07:30, 50 mL have already been infused. How many hours t until the bag is empty? Round to one decimal place.
Answer: B · Cold packs on the painful area
Cold causes vasoconstriction and can increase sickling, so cold packs are avoided. Warmth, hydration, effective analgesia (often including opioids) and oxygen if hypoxic are used.
Answer: D · The two-thumb technique with the hands encircling the chest
When two rescuers are present, the two-thumb technique with the hands encircling the chest is recommended for infants because it gives better compression depth and pressure. One or two hands on the lower sternum are used for older children.
Answer: V = 0.92 mL
Heparin and insulin infusions: concentration = units in the bag/bag volume (units/mL). Pump rate (mL/h) = units per hour/concentration, and units per hour = mL/h × concentration. For a weight-based order, units/h = units/kg/h × weight first. A bolus volume = units needed/vial strength. The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Answer: R = 16.8 mL/h
Titrated drips: first find the concentration in mcg/mL (mg × 1000/mL). For a weight-based order, mcg/min = mcg/kg/min × weight. Then mL/h = mcg/min × 60/concentration. Working backwards, mcg/kg/min = mL/h × concentration/(60 × weight). The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Answer: B = −130 mL
Intake and output: intake counts everything that goes in (oral fluids, IV infusions, IV medications and flushes, tube feeds); ice chips count as half their volume. Output counts urine, drains, vomit and other losses. Balance = total intake − total output; a negative balance is a net loss. The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
Negative: the patient lost more fluid than went in.
Answer: t = 7.5 h
Infusion time: time (h) = volume to infuse (mL)/rate (mL/h); use the volume still left in the bag, not the bag size. Volume infused = rate × time. Convert decimal hours to hours and minutes with the fraction × 60 (0.5 h = 30 min, not 50 min). The numbers are for practice only; at the bedside always follow local protocols and have high-risk doses double-checked.
That is about 7 h 30 min, so the bag runs out at about 15:00.
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