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Your patient is to receive a transfusion of 2 units (250 mL/unit) packed red blood cells.  Both units are to be infused over 3 hours.  The tubing drop factor is 10 gtt/mL.  What is the infusion rate in gtt/min? Document your answer as a whole number. [number1] gtt/min

The healthcare provider has ordered Kefzol 500 mg IV q6h X 4 days.  Using the label below: How many mL do you need to reconstitute the powder? [number1] mL What is the concentration? [number2] How many mL will you give for one dose? Document your answer to one decimal place (tenths). [number3] mL

The patient was ordered to receive 1 L of NS at 40 gtt/min.  The tubing drop factor is 12 gtt/mL.  There is 700 mL left in the bag. How many mL/hr is being given? Document your answer to a whole number. [number1] mL/hr How many hours and minutes will it take for the remaining fluid to totally infuse? [number2] hours and [number3] minutes

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Your patient has penicillin G potassium 4,000,000 units IVP q6h ordered.  Using the label below: How many mL of diluent will you add to the vial? [number1] mL What is the medication concentration once you have added the diluent to the vial? [number2] How many mL will you give for one dose? Document your answer as a whole number. [number3] mL

Which of the following diseases involves inflammation followed by demyelination of the brain and spinal cord fibers; most commonly affects women 20 to 40 years old; presents with muscle weakness, blurred vision and diminished sensation to pain, touch and temperature:

The patient is to receive a heparin infusion at 1,200 units/hour.  The heparin concentration is 20,000 units per 250 mL of normal saline.  At how many mL/hr should the pump be set? Document your answer as a whole number. [number1] mL/hr

Your patient has Thorazine 15 mg IM q6h ordered for severe agitation.  Using the label below, how many mL will you give for one dose? Document your answer to one decimal place (tenths). [number1] mL

An exaggerated response to a foreign substance by the immune system is called:

A real estate company is interested in testing whether the mean time that families in Peoria have been living in their current homes is different than families in Rockford. Assume that the two population variances are equal. A random sample of 100 families from Peoria and a random sample of 150 families in Rockford yield the following data on length of residence in current homes. Peoria:                               X̅G = 38 months                SG2 = 900      Rockford:                          X̅M = 49 months                SM2 = 1050 In this case what type of test would be most appropriate to see if the population mean months in the current home in Peoria and Rockfordis different?