This document contains 124 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations and principles. The questions cover a wide range of topics including: determining concentrations of solutions, drug dosages, infusion rates, pH, electrolyte content, and day supplies for prescriptions. Correct answers are provided for each question.
This document contains 124 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations and principles. The questions cover a wide range of topics including: determining concentrations of solutions, drug dosages, infusion rates, pH, electrolyte content, and day supplies for prescriptions. Correct answers are provided for each question.
This document contains 124 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations and principles. The questions cover a wide range of topics including: determining concentrations of solutions, drug dosages, infusion rates, pH, electrolyte content, and day supplies for prescriptions. Correct answers are provided for each question.
This document contains 124 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of pharmaceutical calculations and principles. The questions cover a wide range of topics including: determining concentrations of solutions, drug dosages, infusion rates, pH, electrolyte content, and day supplies for prescriptions. Correct answers are provided for each question.
111. One gram of a given chemical is soluble in 10 mL of
alcohol. What is the specific gravity of alcohol if a saturated solution is made with this chemical into an 11.1% w/w solution? a. 0.75 b. 0.8 c. 0.9 d. 1.0 e. 1.15 112. How many grams of iodine are consumed daily from 0.3 mL tid of 5% w/v strong iodine solution? a. 450 b. 45 c. 4.5 d. 0.045 e. 0.0045 113. A technician is preparing a potassium chloride infusion for a hypokalemic patient. The IV bag contains 250 mL of normal saline and 5.86 g of KCl (KCl molecular weight 74.6). In the final infusion preparation, how many milliequivalents of potassium chloride are present? a. 12.7 mEq b. 78.5 mEq c. 43.7 mEq d. 22.5 mEq e. 36.4 mEq 114. What is the volume of distribution of a drug with a clearance of 9 L/hr, F 50, and an elimination half life of 7.8 hours? a. 70 L b. 93 L c. 101 L d. 149 L 115. How many mL of tetracycline suspension 250 mg/ 5 mL must be given in order for the patient to receive 150 mg? a. 3 mL b. 6 mL c. 12 mL d. 7.5 mL e. 15 mL 116. An acidic drug has a pKa of 5.4. What percentage of the drug is ionized in urine with a pH of 6.0? a. 25.1% b. 74.9% c. 20.1% d. 79.9% 117. A weakly basic drug has a pKa of 8.6. What percent would be un-ionized in circulation? a. 0.059% b. 0.941%
c. d.
5.9% 94.1%
118. A patient is to receive 2 mg/min of labetalol
hydrochloride that has been prepared by adding 200 mg of labetalol hydrochloride injection to 250 mL of D5W to attain a final concentration of 2 mg/3 mL. How many milliliters per hour should the nurse infuse? a. 2.5 mL/h b. 150 mL/h c. 3 mL/h d. 180 mL/h 119. A patient is to receive 4 L of D5NS over 24 hours. If the IV tubing has a drip factor of 15 gtt/mL, what is the drip rate? a. 18 gtt/min b. 42 gtt/min c. 55 gtt/min d. 250 gtt/min 120. What is the day supply for this prescription? Persantine 25 mg (quantity 100) SIG: 1 tab qod a. 200 b. 100 c. 50 d. 25 e. 20 121. Which erythromycin salt(s) is/are available by IV infusion? I. Erythromycin lactobionate II. Erythromycin stearate III. Erythromycin ethylsuccinate a. b. c. d. e.
I only II only I and II I and III II and III
122. The hydrogen ion concentration of a topical solution
is 1 108. What is the pH of this solution? a. 8 b. 4 c. 2 d. 6 e. None of the above 123. A 3-mEq/mL solution of KCl contains how many milligrams per milliliter? (MW of KCl 74.5) a. 0.04 mg/mL b. 24.8 mg/mL c. 111.8 mg/mL d. 223.5 mg/mL 124. A patient is prescribed 10 mEq KCl once daily to compensate for the potassium wasting effects of furosemide. How many mg of KCl is in each dose? (MW of KCl 74.5) a. 3.73 mg b. 7.45 mg