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Goblin the pitty is 35.2 lb and needs IV fluids. You are tasked with calculating her TFN over 24 hours. You note that she is 2% dehydrated and has vomited 15 mL today.  Maintenance Requirement (MR) = [mr](rate is: 90 mL/kg/day)Hydration Deficit (HD) =  [hd](decimal  x  kg  x  1000 mL/24 hr)Contemporary Losses (CL) =  [cl] Total Fluid Needs (TFN) =  [tfn] What will her fluid hourly rate be? [HourlyRate] 

How many milliliters is this equivalent to?  

Betty weighs 7.8 kg and needs to be started on a 1/2 L bag at a fluid rate of 90 ml/kg/24 hr.  You will be infusing the bag with 40 mg/kg/day of a drug that comes in 30 mg/mL. What is hour CRI rate? [cri] How many hours will her fluid bag last? [hr] What volume of this medication will you add to her bag of fluids? [v] Oh no! The power went out!  You have to calculate her drip rates.  Using a 15 gtt/mL set, calculate: 1. drop minute rate [min] 2. drop second rate [sec]  

Vial 2= 1:9 Vial 3= 1:27 Vial 5= 1:243   This is using a __ fold serial dilution.

How many grams does a 0.44 pound patient weigh?  

You ran a chemistry and your vial of serum was too concentrated to read.  The lab machine can’t read the liver values.  A message pops up on the machine and states that you need to being an independent dilution series, with the first dilution being a 4 fold. What is the dilution factor of this first vial ? [dilution1] For vial 2, you use a 3 fold dilution.  What is the dilution factor in this second vial? [vial2] If you continue on using a 3 fold dilution, which vial will have: 1/108?  [vial]

You need to start a 4 fold serial dilution on a 80% OC.   What concentration will your first tube be? [1] Second tube? [2]   What will your 4th tube be? [4]Round to your nearest hundredths place

Chuck needs a blood transfusion of Fluids 39 mL/hr.  You have to run the blood on a gravity fed system.   Calculate his drops per minute if you use a 15 gtt/mL set. [min] And gtt/sec [sec]

A 50 year old patient is seen by a PT for management of significant L knee stiffness 3 months after a surgical procedure.  The patient ambulates independently, has no weight bearing restrictions, and his goal is to return to work laying floor tiles. What is the most appropriate functional activity to begin with to test available knee flexion ROM during the Initial Examination of this patient? 

 A patient with obesity and balance deficits cannot tolerate lying prone.   What is the best alternate position to examine left (L) hip extension ROM in this patient?