Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
10 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 5 mg. The stock solution contains 10 mg in 1 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

5 mg10 mg/1 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
125 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 100 mg. The stock solution contains 125 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you draw up?

100 mg125 mg/5 mL
V = mL
3.Medium
22 kg7.5 mg/kgD = ? mg

A patient weighs 22 kg and is prescribed 7.5 mg/kg as a single dose. Find the dose D in mg.

22 kg7.5 mg/kg
D = mg
4.Medium
1:10 000ampouleV = ? mL

A prefilled syringe of epinephrine (adrenaline) is labelled 1:10 000 (0.1 mg/mL). The prescription is 1 mg IV in cardiac arrest. What volume V do you give?

1:10 0001 mg
V = mL
5.Hard
120 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed 20 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 120 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give? Round to one decimal place.

28 kg20 mg/kg120 mg/5 mL
V = mL
6.Hard
250 mg/5 mLV = ? mL

A child weighing 16 kg is prescribed 5 mg/kg per dose of an oral suspension that contains 250 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give?

16 kg5 mg/kg250 mg/5 mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 0.5 mL
  2. 2. V = 4 mL
  3. 3. D = 165 mg
  4. 4. V = 10 mL
  5. 5. V = 23.3 mL
  6. 6. V = 1.6 mL

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