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When a medication is to be titrated, the physician orders the drug, dosage range, starting dose, and the

A) constant rate.
B) desired effect.
C) patient's weight.
D) patient's BSA.

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Calculate the amount to administer per minute: _______________.

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Which of the following would not be included in a heparin protocol?

Hemodynamics are the _______________ of blood flow.

The patient is an 84-year-old male, 6 ft 1 in. tall, weighs 210 lb, and has a creatinine clearance of 30 mL/min. Assume that the patient has impaired renal function. Ordered: Capastat 400 mg IM daily. If this is a safe dose, calculate the amount to administer: _______________. If it is not a safe dose, write: not safe. (Round to the nearest whole number)

Mr. Jenkins has an IV of 2,000 mg of lidocaine in 500 mL D5W. The infusion was started at 3 mg/min and titrated up at 1 mg/min based on heart rhythm. He has received a total of 150 mL of solution. How much lidocaine has he received?

The patient is a 94-year-old female, 5 ft 10 in. tall, weighs 170 lb, and has a creatinine clearance of 4 mL/min. She is diagnosed with a complicated urinary tract infection. Ordered: Fortaz 500 mg IV q 48 h. Is this a safe dose to administer? Write: safe or not safe.

Mrs. Williamson's weight in kg is _______________. (Round to the nearest tenth)

Orders based on body weight are often expressed as

Calculate the DMFN for a child weighing 11 kg: _______________.

Ordered: 10,000 units of heparin in 250 mL D5W to deliver 1,600 units/h. The infusion pump should be set at _______________.

The adjustment of a medication administration rate based on its effect on a patient's heart rate is called

If a patient's weight is fluctuating, you should calculate weight-based medications using the patient's _______________ weight.

When calculating the rate to administer a heparin solution in milliliters/hour, Q is the dosage unit, H is the dose on hand, A is the amount to administer, and D is the rate of

Mrs. Hedge's weight has fluctuated by as much as 8 lb over the past 4 days. The prescriber is ordering an antibiotic that is ordered in mg/kg. To calculate the proper dose, the prescriber would need to use

Mrs. Sanderson was admitted to the hospital with a severe methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. She is 84 years old, 5 ft 4 in. tall, and weighs 180 lb. She has normal renal function. The physician has ordered Garamycin 70 mg IM q8h. On hand: Garamycin Injectable 40 mg/mL. According to the package insert, the usual dosage for patients with serious infections and normal renal function is 1 mg/kg q8h. The ideal weight range for this patient is 122 to 157 lb. If the ordered dose is safe, calculate the amount to administer: _______________. If the dose is not safe, write: not safe.

Ordered: 25,000 units of heparin in 500 mL D5W to deliver 1,000 units/h. The infusion pump should be set at _______________.

Mr. Deere has an IV of morphine 2 mg/h that has been infusing since 2000 hours yesterday. It is currently 0700 hours. The concentration of morphine is . How much solution has he received?

Calculate the amount to administer for a bolus dose of 10 units/kg for a 25 kg child: _______________. On hand: see label

Calculate the DMFN for a child weighing 3.25 kg: _______________.