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1. Help with Dosage Calculations

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in General Students

   That would give me 20 u/10ml at a rate of 10mL/h. Thank you so

2. Help with Dosage Calculations

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in General Students

   In that case, I would dived 300/150, giving me 2

3. Help with Dosage Calculations

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in General Students

   If I divide 150u by 300, it would give me 0.5 u/ml I

4. Help with Dosage Calculations

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in General Students

   I believe it is. So I would just consider U100 as extra information? So I would determine the units per mL by dividing 150 by 300 and getting 0.5 u/mL. Would I then multiply it by the rate of 10ml/h...

5. Help with Dosage Calculations

   sebass19962014 posted a topic in General Students

   I need help with this calculation. I did a cross multiplication, but am not sure that is the way to go with this question. Calculate the dosage. A patient with diabetes is receiving an insulin drip...

6. Help with Dosage Calculation

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Yess! Thank you so much, I feel fulfilled. I do believe I can tackle questions like these now. I tend to look at the question as a whole instead of just picking out necessary information and...

7. Help with Dosage Calculation

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I'd do the opposite right? 3.375/5, which would give me 0.675. Haha I just misplaced my dosage. I'd do 3.375/5 x ml/1. Then cross multiply and get

8. Help with Dosage Calculation

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Okay, I see where it's going. In 1ml it would give me 1.48 for the entire solution. When doing just the dose of 3.75 and dividing it by my ordered 2.5, it still gives me 1.48 regardless. So I did have...

9. Help with Dosage Calculation

   sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   If after reconstitution of the vial I get 5mL, would the vial still contain the initial 3.375 g of powdered med I put in? I initially did the cross multiplication: 2.5g X 5mL --> 12.5/3.375g =...

10. Help with Dosage Calculation

    sebass19962014 replied to sebass19962014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I figured I should determine the amount for the dose required in which I concluded to be 3.7 mL per dose. I get stuck there and am not sure how to determine the exact amount of powdered medication...

11. Help with Dosage Calculation

    sebass19962014 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I know the rules on calculating ml when reconstituting, but this is asking grams / mL and am not sure how to go about it. any input? Order: Zosyn 2.5g Available: 3.375g vial of powered Zosyn...

12. Help with Dosage Calculation

    sebass19962014 replied to marciecstloui's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, I have a question about the same problem previously discussed, just with a different request. Order: Zosyn 2.5g Available: 3.375g vial of powered Zosyn Directions: Reconstitute Zosyn w/ 5mL of...