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You are to administer 5 mg/kg of a medication to your patient who weighs 210 lbs.  The medication comes 500 mg in 10 ml.  How many milliliters would you administer to achieve this dose?

Which of the following is the most appropriate loading dose of diazepam for an adult patient having a seizure?

When initiated, nicotinic receptors are                                                in their action.

For the following, match the term on the left with its’ meaning on the right.  Mark the corresponding letter on the bubble sheet.  Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.  (1 point each)

Neurotransmitter synapses that utilize acetylcholine (ACh) are called:

As an anti-pyretic, acetaminophen acts directly on the hypothalamus to decrease body temperature.

Midazolam has a quicker acting onset and is longer acting than diazepam.

You have a 76 y/o male who is severely tachycardic and must be synchronized cardioverted at 100joules with your ECG monitor.  To assure the patient does not  remember the traumatic event of the cardioversion, which of the following medications  would be your best option for this procedure?

This branch of pharmacology describes the movement of a drug in the body, with emphasis on the distribution, duration of action and method of excretion.

You are to administer 750 ml of 0.9% NaCl over 4 hours. Using a 10 gtts/ml drip set, what  is your drip rate per minute?