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Basic / John Larsen Med Math Questions 1. Problem type: Unit conversion + Dosage calculation Medication: Fish oil, @ home PROBLEM Mr. Larsen’s general practitioner advised him to take 2 g of fi... sh oil per day. The capsules Mr. Larsen purchased are 1,000 mg. How many fish oil capsules should he take each day? HINT There are 1000 mg in one gram. SAMPLE SOLUTION 1. Convert the doctor’s recommendation of 2 grams into milligrams. 2 g x 1000 mg = 2000 mg 1 g 2. Determine how many fish oil capsules Mr. Larsen should take to ingest 2000 mg. 1 capsule x 2000 mg = 2 capsules 1000 mg ANSWER Number: 2 Units: capsules 2. Problem type: Dosage calculation Medication: Tramadol @ home PROBLEM Before his surgery, Mr. Larsen was taking tramadol, prescribed as 50 mg by mouth every 6 hours as needed for pain. If he took every available dose in a 24hour period, how many mg of tramadol would he ingest? HINT Start by figuring out how many doses Mr. Larsen would take in a single day. SAMPLE SOLUTION 1. Determine how many times in 24 hours Mr. Larsen took a dose. 24 hours x 1 dose = 4 doses 6 hours 2. Multiply the number of doses by the number of milligrams per dose. 4 doses x 50 mg = 200 mg 1 dose ANSWER Number: 200 Units: mg 3. Problem type: Dosage calculation + Stock on hand Medication: Atorvastatin @ hospital PROBLEM While in the hospital, the orders call for Mr. Larsen to take atorvastatin 20 mg, 1 tab, by mouth once a day. However, the pharmacy only carries 10 mg tablets. How many tablets of atorvastatin should be administered to him? HINT You can use the equation below, where X is the number of tablets that should be administered. D (ordered dose) x Quantity = X H (dose on hand) SAMPLE SOLUTION 1. Determine what information you have. D (ordered dose) = 20 mg H (dose on hand) = 10 mg Q (quantity) = 1 tablet 2. Plug into the equation and solve. D (20 mg) x 1 tablet = X H (10 mg) X = 2 tablets ANSWER Number: 2 Units: tablets 4. Problem type: Dosage calculation + Stock on hand Medication: Lisinopril @ hospital PROBLEM While in the hospital, the orders call for Mr. Larsen to take lisinopril 10 mg, 1 tab, by mouth once a day. The pharmacy only stocks 5 mg tablets of lisinopril. How many tablets of lisinopril should be administered to him? HINT You can use the equation below, where X is the number of tablets that should be administered. D (ordered dose) x Quantity = X H (dose on hand) SAMPLE SOLUTION 1. Determine what information you have. D (ordered dose) = 10 mg H (dose on hand) = 5 mg Q (quantity) = 1 tablet 2. Plug into the equation and solve. D (10 mg) x 1 tablet = X H (5 mg) X = 2 tablets ANSWER Number: 2 Units: tablets 5. Problem type: Unit conversion + Dosage calculation Medication: Ace [Show More]

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