問題一覧
1
Which of the following is NOT true concerning writing numbers in health-care documentation?
A zero should always follow a decimal point.
2
What number is the metric system based upon?
10
3
Which of the following is NOT a unit of measurement in the United States Customary System?
Gram
4
A patient with a tidal volume of 400 cc, has a tidal volume of how many liters?
0.400 l
5
An order is written for a patient to receive 10 mg/kg. The patient weighs 55 kg. How much drug should be administered?
550 mg
6
60 kg = _____ mg
60,000,000 mg
7
All of the following are considered to be base units within the metric system EXCEPT _____.
pound
8
1,500 ml = _____
1.5 l
9
_____ = 1,500 ml
1,500 cc
10
_____ cm = 1 mile
60,934.4 cm
11
2 hrs. =_____
7,200 s
12
How tall, in centimeters, is a patient who is approximately 5 ft. 10 in. tall?
178 cm
13
A patient’s height is reported as 66 in. What is the patient’s height in cm?
167 cm
14
A newborn’s length at birth is 17.99 inches. How many centimeters is the newborn’s length?
45.7 cm
15
A patient weighs 88 lbs. If an order is written to deliver 0.25 mg/kg, what dosage of medication would be administered to the patient?
10 mg
16
neonate weighs 600 g. What is the baby’s weight in pounds?
1.3 lbs.
17
A female patient weighs 125 lbs. What is her weight in kilograms?
57 kg
18
How many milliliters are in a 0.03 l medication bag?
30 ml
19
How many milliliters of surfactant are needed for a patient who weighs 1,500 g? The order states to give 3 ml/kg.
4.5 ml
20
55.8 kg =_____ lbs.
122.76 lbs.
21
30 cm = _____
11.8 in.
22
1.2 l = _____
1,200 cc
23
_____ = 1 l
1.06 qt.
24
150 lbs. =_____
68.18 kg
25
Which type of solution is represented by Virazole® (powder) being mixed with normal saline or sterile water?
Weight/volume solution
26
A synonym for active ingredient is _____.
solute
27
Which of the following is the best term for a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances?
A solution
28
A patient weighs 68.18 kg. How many milligrams of medication should be administered if 5 mg/kg of medication are ordered?
340.9 mg
29
A continuous neb has been ordered at 1.5 mg/kg/hr. The patient weighs 95 lb. What is the total dose of albuterol to be ordered if the treatment is to last 8 hours?
518.16 mg
30
Soda water and lemonade mixed together is an example of what type of solution?
Volume/volume
31
The percentage strength of 2 mg of active ingredient in 10 ml of solution is _____.
0.02%
32
You have a 3% solution. How many grams of active ingredient are in 2 ml?
0.06 g
33
There are 5 mg of active ingredient in 20 ml of solution. What is the percentage strength?
0.025%
34
The percentage strength of 4 g of active ingredient in 15 ml of solution is _____.
26.67%
35
Ipratropium bromide comes as 0.02% solution. How many milligrams of medication are in 3 ml of solution if the physician orders two unit doses?
1.2 mg
36
You have mixed instant potatoes with hot water. Are the instant potatoes the solution, solvent, solute, or portion?
Solute
37
When making hot cocoa, you use instant cocoa powder and hot water. In regard to the components that make up a solution, which component is the instant cocoa powder?
Solute
38
When adding additional saline to a nebulizer treatment in which there is 0.5 ml of a 1% drug solution, what do you anticipate to happen to the delivered dose of drug if you add 5 ml instead of 2 ml?
Remain the same
39
2 ml of normal saline contains 20 mg of cromolyn sodium. What is the percentage strength of the solution?
1%
40
A solution has been increased to 3.0 ml with normal saline. What is the new concentration, in percentage, of 1.5 ml of a 10% solution?
5%
41
What strength of drug would be administered if 6 g of active ingredient are reconstituted with sterile water to a total volume of 300 ml?
2%
42
How many milliliters are needed to deliver 320 units of drug if the solution contains 80 units/ml?
4 ml
43
Morphine sulfate is prepared in a vial containing 10 mg/ml. How many milliliters are needed to be administered to deliver an ordered dose of 4 mg?
0.4 ml
44
There are 3 ml of a 10% solution of medication. What is the amount of active drug?
0.3 g
45
How many grams of active ingredient are there in a 30-ml dose if the drug contains 6% active ingredient?
1.8 g
46
How many milliliters are needed to give a 200-mg dose of promazine if it comes prepared in a 550 mg/10 ml liquid solution?
3.6 ml
47
How many milliliters of terbutaline sulfate should be given to deliver 0.75 mg when the drug is available as a 1 mg/1 ml ampule?
0.75 ml
48
There are 3 ml of a 1:100 W/V solution. How much solute is in the solution?
30 mg
49
How many milliliters of drug would you administer if 16 gtt of Mucomyst® are ordered?
1 ml
50
What two measurements are used to help calculate BSA on a nomogram? a) Height and weight b) Surface area and length c) Height and sex d) Weight and sex
Height and weight
51
The metric system is based upon powers of _____.
10
52
6.75 l is how many milliliters?
6750 mls
53
2.25 l = _____ cc
2250 cc
54
_____ cc = 15 ml
15
55
How many milligrams is equal to 5 g?
5000
56
How many quarts are in 1 l?
1.06
57
What is the name given to a solute dissolved in a solvent?
Solution
58
When calculating BSA with a nomogram, what two variables are used?
height and weight
59
In medical writing, such as prescriptions, a leading decimal should never have a zero in front of it.
False
60
Mathematically, any number that has an exponent of zero equals 1.
True
61
When a base has an exponent, the base determines the amount of times the base will be multiplied by itself.
False
62
The metric system is based upon powers of 100.
False
63
Gram is NOT a basic unit of measurement in the metric system.
False
64
Prefixes and suffixes are NOT used in the metric system.
False
65
Moving a decimal to the right makes a number bigger.
True
66
Mass is measured in liters (or some variation of liters) in the metric system.
False
67
Volume is measured by meters (or some variation of meters) in the metric system.
False
68
Length is measured by meters (or some variation of meters) in the metric system.
True
69
There are 2.54 cm in 1 inch.
True
70
In. is the abbreviation for inches.
True
71
2.2 kg is equivalent to 1 lb.
False
72
1 cc is equivalent to 1 ml.
True
73
The factor-label method can be used to convert between units of measurement.
True
74
A 20% solution would mean that there are 20 mg of active ingredient in 100 ml of solution.
False
75
A solvent is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.
True
76
A V/V solution typically contains a solid and a solid.
False
77
The solution is what dissolves the solute.
False
78
A solution is made up of a solid and a solute.
False
79
Chocolate syrup and milk is an example of a weight/weight solution.
False
80
A proportion is a statement that contrasts two conditions.
True
81
Cross-multiplying is used when setting up proportions and solving for X.
True
82
8 gtt is equal to 0.5 ml.
True
83
Height and age are used to determine someone’s body surface area.
False