Dosage calculations worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
0123455 mL

The prescription is 215 mg. The stock solution contains 250 mg in 5 mL. Draw up the dose in the syringe: what volume V do you give?

215 mg250 mg/5 mL
V = mL
2.Easy
125 mg/1 mLV = ? mL

The prescription is 1 g of a drug intravenously. The reconstituted vial contains 125 mg per mL. What volume V do you draw up?

1 g125 mg/mL
V = mL
3.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 20 kg is prescribed 2.5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 50 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

20 kg2.5 mg/kg50 mg/mL
V = mL
4.Medium
024681010 mL

A child weighing 40 kg is prescribed 5 mg/kg of a drug. The stock solution contains 25 mg/mL. Draw up the dose: what volume V do you give?

40 kg5 mg/kg25 mg/mL
V = mL
5.Hard
50k units250 mL? mL/h500 units/h

An infusion contains 50000 units of a drug in 250 mL. The prescription is 500 units per hour. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h?

50000 units/250 mL500 units/h
R = mL/h
6.Hard
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.911 mL

The prescription is 2100 units of a drug that comes as 5000 units/mL. Draw up the dose in the 1 mL syringe: what volume V do you give?

2100 units5000 units/mL
V = mL

Answer key

  1. 1. V = 4.3 mL
  2. 2. V = 8 mL
  3. 3. V = 1 mL
  4. 4. V = 8 mL
  5. 5. R = 2.5 mL/h
  6. 6. V = 0.42 mL

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