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- digoxin 0.125 is ordered for a pt who is having trouble swallowing. The bottle of digoxin elixir reads 0.5mg/2mL. How much would you give?
- 2mL/.5mg = .125mg/x 2(.125)/.5 = .5mg
- The usual adult dose of benadryl is 50mg. What would be a safe dose for a child weighing 27lbs?
- 27lbs/150lbs x 50mg = 9.0mg
- An order is written for 700mg ampicillin PO. The drug is supplied in liquid form as 1g/3.5mL. How much of the liquid should be given?
- .7g = 700mg 3.5mL/1g = .7/x = 2.45mL
- An order is written for 1000mL of normal saline to be administered IV over 10 hours. The drop factor on the IV tubing states 15 drops/mL. What is the IV flow rate?
- 1000mL/10hrs = 100mL 100mL x 15 gtts = 1500/60min = 25gtts/min 100mL/25gtts/min
- The average adult dose of meperidine is 75mg. What dose would be appropriate for a 10 month old?
- 10months/150lbs = .067 x 75mg = 5mg
- A pt needs to take 0.75g tetracycline PO. The drug comes in 250mg tablets. How many tablets should the pt take?
- .75g = 750mg 750mg/250mg = 3 tabs
- HYPERTENSION IN PT WITH DM?
- ACE INHIBITORS, ARB
- HYPERTENSION IN PT AFTER MI?
- BETA BLOCKER
- FOR A PT WITH REFRACTORY HT, WHICH COMBINATION OF CLASSES WILL REDUCE THE SYSTOLIC BP THE MOST?
- ADDING ALDACTONE TO THIAZIDE
- THIAZIDE DIURETIC
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CHLORTHIAZIDE, HCTZ, CHLORTHALIDONE, INDAPAMIDE, METOLAZONE
MAO-> - NA/K
HYPER EVERYTHING EXCEPT CALCIUM - LOOP DIURETICS
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LASIX, BUMEX, TORSEMIDE
MOA-> NA/K/2CL
HYPER EVERYTHING
BUZZ -> OTOTOXICITY - OSMOTIC DIURETICS
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MANNITOL, UREA
BUZZ -> INCREASE INTRACRANIAL AND INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE - CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITOR
- ACETAZOLAMIDE, DORZOLAMIDE
- CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
- ACETAZOLAMIDE, DORZOLAMIDE