Exam 13: Oral Dosages

Which of the following foods interacts with tetracycline?

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: Lasix 80 mg po bid On hand: Lasix 20 mg tablets

Find the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: Granisetron HCl 1 mg po BID See label for dose on hand.

Calculate the amount to administer: ______________. Ordered: 75 mg PO daily On hand: See label

Which of the following suggestions may help a patient who has difficulty swallowing?

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. (Round to the nearest tenth) Ordered: Amoxicillin 0.6 g PO q6h On hand: See label

Oval-shaped gelatin shells containing medication in powder or granule form are

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: Diphenhydramine 45 mg PO q8h On hand: Diphenhydramine 30 mg/1 mL solution

Of the doses on hand, you would choose _____ to administer the ordered dose Ordered: Coumadin 7.5 mg PO daily

A(n) _______________ is an oval-shaped form of medication that has a special coating to make it easy to swallow.

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: Furosemide 30 mg PO On hand: Furosemide 20 mg scored tablets

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: Meloxicam 60 mg PO tid On hand: Meloxicam 7.5 mg/1 tablet

You have to know the desired dose, the dose on hand, and the dosage unit to calculate

Calculate the amount to administer: _____________. Ordered: Cephalexin 0.6 g PO qid See label for dose on hand

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: Tramadol 100 mg po q 6 hr On hand: Tramadol 50 mg tablets

You have calculated the amount to administer for a STAT order for KCl tablets, and your calculation indicates that you should administer 8 tablets. What should you do next?

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: TriCor 144 mg PO daily On hand: TriCor 48 mg tablets

Calculate the amount to administer: _______________. Ordered: 720 mg PO q 12 h On hand: See label

Which of the following releases medication into an area rich in blood vessels?

To _______________ a medication, a liquid is mixed with the powder form of the medication.