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A physician has ordered a 50mL bag of IV fluid to be infused over 45 minutes. What is the IV flow rate in milliliters per hour? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if necessary.

A prescriber ordered 1500mg in 250mL to be administered at 60mL/hr through macrodrip tubing with a. drop factor of 15gtts/mL. How many milligrams of the drug will be in each drop?

A prescriber ordered 500mg in 100mL to be administered at 10 mL/hr through macrodrip tubing with a. drop factor of 10 gtts/mL. How many milligrams of the drug will be in each drop?

Your pharmacy stocks a 0.2% liquid in a liquid solution. How is this percentage strength expressed as a ratio strength of a v/v solution?

Your pharmacy stocks a 5% liquid in a liquid solution. How is this percentage strength expressed as a ratio strength of a v/v solution?

The pharmacy receives an order for 500mL of a medication with a concentration of 12mg/mL. Your pharmacy stocks the medication as 50mg/mL. how much of the drug and a diluent will you need for this special dilution?

Your pharmacy receives the following TPN order: Base Solution: Dextrose 10%, Aminosyn 3%, Liposyn 2.5%, and SWFI QSAD to 2,000 mL. Additives: Potassium Chloride 10 mEq, Sodium Chloride 20 mEq, and MVIs 10mL/day. You have the following stock solutions: Dextrose 70%, Aminosyn 10%, Liposyn 20%, Potassium Chloride 2 mEq/mL, Sodium Chloride 4 mEq/mL, MVI 10mL/day. How much of each base solution and additive will you prepare? Round your answers to the nearest hundredth of a milliliter, if necessary.

There are 20g of active ingredient in a 250mL solution. What is the percentage strength of this solution? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a percent, if necessary.

A physician orders a 150mL IV bag to be infused at 18mL/hr. How many hours will it take to infuse the full 150mL IV bag? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour, if necessary.

An IV solution has a total volume of 250mL and is being administered over 120 minutes using microdrip tubing with a drop factor of 60gtts/mL. What is the IV flow rate in drops per minute? Round your answer to the nearest whole number, if necessary.