Cardiff University Drug Calculations Formative Test

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What should be prescribed for each individual dose if a child weighing 16 kg is given drug X at a dose of 15mg/kg per day, to be administered in 2 divided doses?

  • 30mg
  • 15mg (correct)
  • 10mg
  • 20mg

If a child weighing 20 kg is given drug X at a dose of 15mg/kg per day to be administered in 3 divided doses, what should be prescribed for each individual dose?

  • 15mg
  • 25mg
  • 20mg (correct)
  • 10mg

What is the usual dose of drug X for a patient with a body surface area of 2m², given that the recommended dose is 1.4mg/m²?

  • 3.2mg
  • 2.5mg
  • 2.8mg (correct)
  • 1.7mg

How much liquid in liters is required to give a patient exactly 15 days supply if they are prescribed 15mls of a mixture three times a day?

<p>1.5 liters (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a client is prescribed 0.5 milligrams of drug X per day and 250 microgram tablets are available, how many tablets will be given for a 28-day supply?

<p>448 tablets (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In a scenario where you need to dispense 1.5 milligrams of drug X per day using 0.5 milligram tablets for a 3-month supply (84 days), how many tablets will you dispense?

<p>336 tablets (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many milligrams is equivalent to 1.5 grams?

<p>150 mg (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many millilitres are equivalent to 0.25 milligrams?

<p>0.0025 ml (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For a prescribed dose of 50 milligrams of drug X in 25 milligram tablets, how many tablets are needed?

<p>10 tablets (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If a client needs to take 50 milligrams of drug X orally and there is a syrup available with 200 milligrams in 5 millilitres, how many millilitres will be needed?

<p>2 ml (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For a dose of 150 milligrams of drug X intravenously and a concentration of 600 milligrams in 6 millilitres, how many millilitres need to be administered?

<p>6 ml (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

If drug X concentrate is used to give a dose of 80mg for breakthrough pain and the concentration is 100mg/5ml, how many millilitres are needed per dose?

<p>4 ml (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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