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How much sodium chloride is required to produce 5 L of 0.85% saline solution?  ____ g

A 5% dextrose solution is diluted with 100 mL of sterile water. The volume of the sterile water added is 40% of the volume of the 5% dextrose solution. What approximately is the new dextrose concentration? ____ %

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