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A dog needs an injection of diphenhydramine (an antihistamine). The patient weighs 20 lb. The dose of diphenhydramine is 2 mg/kg IM. The diphenhydramine on your shelf has a concentration of 50 mg/mL. How much do you administer IM?
a. 0.88 mL b. 3.6 mL c. none of the choices are correct d. 0.36 mL e. 0.8 mL |
d. 0.36 mL |
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Convert 0.3 mg to micrograms.
a. 0.0003 mcg b. 30,000 mcg c. 3000 mcg d. 300 mcg e. 0.003 mcg |
d. 300 mcg |
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What is the abbreviation for drops?
a. dp b. gtt c. dr d. dtt e. none of the choices are correct |
b. gtt |
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The base units of the metric system are the:
a. milliliter, millimeter, milligram b. kililiter, kilometer, kilogram c. none of the choices are correct d. liter, meter, milligram e. liter, meter, gram |
e. liter, meter, gram |
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Give a 7 lb cat 10 mg/lb IV of 250 mg/mL Cefazolin. How many mL's do you administer SQ?
a. 0.13 b. 0.28 c. 175 d. none of the choices are correct e. 2.8 |
d. none of the choices are correct
(asks for IV, not SQ) |
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The Benadryl bottle states the elixir contains 12.5 mg/tsp. How many mg are there in a mL?
a. 2.5 mg/mL b. none of the choices are correct c. 62.5 mg/mL d. 0.8 mg/mL e. 187 mg/mL |
a. 2.5 mg/mL |
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400 pounds is how many kilograms?
a. 18 b. 182 c. 880 d. 600 e. none of the choices are correct |
b. 182 |
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If 1 grain is equal to 60 mg, then a bottle containing 1 1/2 grain Phenobarbital tablets would be equivalent to:
a. 9000 micrograms b. 900 micrograms c. 0.09 grams d. 90 grams e. none of the choices are correct |
c. 0.09 grams |
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Your patient is a 3 kg cat. The cat needs Clavamox Suspension given orally BID for 10 days. The dose of Clavamox is 12.5 mg/kg. The concentration of Clavamox suspension on your shelf is 62.5 mg/mL and is 15 mL total volume when reconstituted with water. What volume of drug will you administer orally AND is their enough in the bottle to last the full treatment duration?
a. none of the choices are correct b. 0.6 mL, yes c. 0.6 mL, no d. 0.27 mL, yes e. 0.27 mL, no |
b. 0.6 mL, yes |
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Convert 1 g to kilograms.
a. 0.0001 kg b. 1000 kg c. 0.001 kg d. 0.01 kg e. 100 kg |
c. 0.001 kg |
