Which of the following Latin prefixes means 1/1000?
a. Micro
b. Milli
c. Centi
d. Deci
Q. 2 A physician orders 5 mL of a medication to be administered to your patient. If the drug is supplied as 10 mg in 20 mL of solution, how many milligrams of active drug will you be giving?
a. 2.5
b. 5
c. 7.5
d. 10
Q. 3 A physician orders 12 mg of medication to be delivered to your patient. If 30 mL of the solution contains 20 mg of active drug, how many milliliters will you need to administer?
a. 1.8
b. 18
c. 0.18
d. 0.018
Q. 4 Penicillin is supplied as 600,000 U/mL. A physician orders 1,800,000 U to be injected. How many milliliters does the patient need to receive?
a. 1
b. 3
c. 5
d. 10
Q. 5 A physician orders 3 mL of 0.83 albuterol. How many milligrams of medication would you administer?
a. 25 mg
b. 0.25 mg
c. 2.5 mg
d. 5 mg
Q. 6 A physician orders 3 mL of an 8 drug solution. You have only a 10 solution available. How many milliliters of 10 solution do you need to make the new 8 solution?
a. 0.24 mL
b. 2.6 mL
c. 24 mL
d. 12.4 mL
Q. 7 You administer 0.5 mL of a 1:200 strength drug; how many milligrams of active ingredient are you giving?
a. 0.25 mg
b. 2.5 mg
c. 25 mg
d. 12.5 mg
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