1. The physician has recommended that a patient with pain from osteoarthritis take off excess pounds. The Dr. explains that being overweight increases the load put on the joints. The patient weighs 110 kg. This is ______lb.
2. Ordered: Ibuprophen 0.5 g
Have avaliable : Ibuprophen 250 mg tablets
Give: ____________tablets?
3. For dinner, the patient took 1 cup of milk, 3 Tbs of ice cream (this is counted as liquid intake), and a 12 oz can of soda. What is the patient intake for dinner? _____mL
4. A patient is prescribed 20 mg of ketorolac (Toradol) intramuscularly. How many milliliters should you draw up from a vial of ketorolac containing 30 mg/mL? (Note: Fluids should be rounded to the nearest 10th)
a. 0.5mL
b. 0.7mL
c. 1mL
d. 2mL
5. Which is the only NSAID recommended for children? _________
a. naproxen
b. celecoxib
c. aspirin
d. ibupophen
1.The patient’s weight= 110 kg. = 110x 2.2 lb= 242 lb
2. Ordered ibuprophen= 0.5 g= 500mg
Available ibuprophen =250 mg tablets
Give: ____________tablets?
500/250= 2 tablets.
For dinner, the patient took 1 cup of milk= 240 ml
3 Tbs of ice cream (this is counted as liquid intake)= 45 ml
As 1 tbs= 15 ml
12 oz can of soda= 360 ml
As 1 oz = 30 ml
What is the patient intake for dinner? _____mL
Total = 240+45+360= 645 ml
4.A patient is prescribed 20 mg of ketorolac (Toradol) intramuscularly.
Available ketorolac =30 mg/mL
The required ml to be withdrawn to fulfill the order of 20 mg= 20/30= 0.666
= 0.7 ml
Hence option b is correct.
5. Option D is correct as
Ibuprofen is the NSAID which is considered safe in children of 6 months and older
1. The physician has recommended that a patient with pain from osteoarthritis take off excess pounds....