Advanced Dosage Calculations KEY

A. Reconstitution of Powdered Medications

1. 4 mL
2. 4 mL
3. 0.89 mL
4. 0.5 mL
5. 5 mL
6. 4 mL
7. 2.8 mL
8. 0.5 mL
9. 4 mL
10. 1.5 mL

B. Reconstitution of Powdered Meds for Intravenous Infusion

1. a) 10 mL b) 120 mL/hr c)30 gtts/min
2. a) 7.4 mL b) 115 mL/hr c)19 gtts/min
3. a) 5.3 mL b) 55 mL/hr c) 55 gtts/min
4. a)10 mL b) 110 mL/hr c) 37 gtts/min
5. a) 5 mL b) 110 mL/hr c) 18 gtts/min
6. a) 18 mL b) 136 mL/hr c) 34 gtts/min
7. a) 3.8 mL b) 108 mL/hr c) 108 gtts/min

C. Advanced Intravenous Calculations

Heparin and Insulin Drips:
1. a) 17 mL/hr b)17 gtts/min
2. a)No b) 48 mL/hr
3. a) 30 mL/hr B) 30 GTTS/MIN
4. A) 40 mL/hr
5. 14 mL/hr
6. a) 10 mL/hr b) 3 gtts/min
7. a) 19 mL/hr b) 19 gtts/min
8. a) 170 mL/hr b) 170 gtts/min (Question order, may be too
high for recommended dose)
9. 9) 35 mL/hr b) 9 gtts/min
10. 10 mL/hr
11. Yes (20 mL/hr)
12. yes (17 mL/hr)
13. No, too much ( should be 8 mL/hr)
14. No, too little (should be 30 mL/hr)
15. yes ( 5 mL/hr)
 Clinical application: (Backwards from mL/hr to units/hour)
1. 1750 units/hr
2. 1150 units/hr
3. 760 units/hr
4. 300 units/hr
5. 800 units/hr
6. 260 units/hr
7. 560 units/hr

Lasix, Cardizem, Aminophylline Drips (mg/hr to mL/hr)

1. a) 20 mL/hr b)20 gtts/min
2. 63 mL/hr
3. 4 mL/hr
4. 19 mL/hr
5. 1 mL/hr

Lidocaine Drips: (mg/min to mL/hr)

1. 20 mL/hr
2. 42 gtts/min
3. 30 mL/hr
4. 60 mL/hr
5. 45 mL/hr

Additional Practice Problems key – will be posted on the website.

1. a) 25 gtts/min b) 100 mL/hr c) 2728 mg/day
d) Yes safe (pt. receiving 1500 mg/day)
2. 40 days
3. 0.3 mL
4. 16.3 mL
5. 33 gtts/min
6. 100 gtts/min
7. 10 mL/hr
8. 86.4 to 432 mg
9. 11 gtts/min
10. 75 mL/hr
11. 1 mL
12. 50 mg/hr
13 a) 3.6 mL b) 162 mL/hr c) 161 or 162 gtts/min (depending
on which IVF formula was used)
14 a) 5 mL b) 110 mL/hr c) 28 gtts/min
15 1900 units/hr