--------------------------15. Order: Give 500mg of Keflex po q4 hr. Available: 2

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--------------------------15. Order: Give 500mg of Keflex po q4 hr. Available: 250 mg tablets. How manytablets will the patient receive in a 24-hour period?

---------------------------16. The order is to give a medication 0.25 g po four times a day. The medication is available as 150mg /5mL. How many tsp will be given for each dose?

----------------------------17. A bottle of Tagamet tablets is labeled 200mg/tablet. The order is for 400 mg twice a day. The patient will be on this medication for two weeks. How many tablets will be prescribed to ensure he has coverage during this period?

---------------------------18. Order: 1500 mL of NS to be administered over 12 hours. Tubing label states Drop factor: 15gtt/mL. The pump will be set to deliver how many mL per hour?

---------------------------19. Your patient is to receive 1 liter of D5W over the next 8 hours. The tubing is labeled 60 gtt/mL. How many gtt/min will you give?

--------------------20. The patient is to take tetracycline, 0.75 g PO. The medication is available in 250 mg tablets. How many tablets will the patient take per dose?

Explanation / Answer

Ans 15: since the medication is to be given every 4 hours with a dosage of 500 mg, which amounts to 6 doses of 500 mg. Since the dosage is available in 250 mg, so 12 doses of 250 mg is to be given in 24 he period

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