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Which of the following medications requires a filter when being administered?

NPH insulin is labeled 100 U/mL. The order is for a 12-lb poodle and reads: NPH insulin 1 U/kg QD. How many units do you deliver? ____ U

The doctor asks you to fill oral metronidazole, 10 mg/kg po BID for 7 days. The dog weighs 37.5 kg and you have 250-mg tablets available in the hospital. How many tablets do you fill? ____ tablets

If a dog that receives fluids at a rate of 120 mL/h has a rate reduction of 20%, what is the new rate in mL/h? ____ ml/h

How many mL of a 50:50 mixture of diazepam and ketamine at a dose of 1 mL/20 lb should be administered to an 8-lb cat?

Four hundred pounds is how many kilograms? ____ kg

In a feed that includes 20 lb of corn, 5 lb of beet pulp, 1 lb of bone meal, and 2 lb of whey, approximately what percentage is corn? ____ %

A cockatiel needs 100 mg/kg piperacillin via intramuscular injection. If the bird weighs 80 g, and the concentration of piperacillin is 100 mg/mL, how many mL should be administered? ___ mL

You need to deliver 450 mL of 5% glucose. You have a liter of sterile water and a 500-mL bole of 50% glucose. Which of the following is the correct preparation? 

A dog consumes five bowls of water in a 24-hour period. Each bowl contained exactly 100 mL. If you collect 475 mL of urine over the same 24-hour period, approximately how many mL constitute insensible loss? ____ mL