Deck 13: Insulin

Question 1

Calculate the dosage.
Order: Novolin ge Toronto U-100 12 units SUBCUT stat
Available:
a. b. Using the syringe in a above, you will administer ______units and using the syringe in b above, you will administer ______ units.

Answer 1

12; 12

Question 2

Calculate the dosage.
Order: Novolin ge 30/70 U-100 27 units SUBCUT at 7:30 AM
Available:
Administer ______ units with this syringe.

Answer 2

27

Question 3

Calculate the dosage. A patient has a correction dose insulin order: Humulin Regular U-100 SUBCUT ac meals as follows:Blood Glucose Level
When the patient's blood sugar is 18.8 mmol/L, administer _______ units and when the patient's blood sugar is 13.3 mmol/L administer ________ units.

Answer 3

6; 4

Question 4

Use the label to fill in the following blanks. Separate your answers with a comma followed by a period.
This is a _____________ (rapid or long)-acting insulin with the total volume of the vial _______ mL and the dosage strength is _______ units per mL.

Question 5

Use the label to fill in the following blanks. Separate your answers with a comma followed by a period.
The trade name is ___________ and the generic name is ___________; this is a _____________ (rapid or long)-acting insulin with a strength of ______ units per mL.

Question 6

Fill in the correct numbers.
The calibration of units on the 1-mL insulin syringe is _________ unit(s) and on the Lo-Dose syringe is ________ unit(s).

Question 7

Fill in the correct number.
Order: Lantus U-100 insulin 68 units SUBCUT daily at 8:00 AM
Available:
Administer ______ units

Question 8

Fill in the correct number or word(s). Round answer to nearest tenth.
Order: NovoRapid U-100 240 units SUBCUT stat
Available:
The concentration of this insulin is _______ units per mL and you will administer _______ mL for 240 units.

Question 9

Pat is a 75-year-old patient with a history of Type 2 diabetes. They take Tresiba 28 units SUBCUT daily to control their diabetes. At the pharmacy Pat picks up three 3-mL Tresiba FlexTouch pens 100 units/mL? Calculate the days' supply that Pat is picking up: _______ days.