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One liter of an intravenous solution contains 2.5% of magnesium chloride in sodium chloride injection.  If the patient is supposed to receive magnesium chloride at a rate of 10 mg/min, what flow rate in mL/hr should the infusion be administered?

What is the osmolarity in mOsmol/L of a 500 PPM solution of sodium chloride (NaCl, MW 58.5)?

Jenny is a 33 year old female weighing 128 lb and measuring 5’6” in height who has been prescribed methotrexate for cancer as follows:                                    RX: Methotrexate 250 mg/m2 IV D1, 8, 15                                           Treatment Cycle: 21 d The pharmacist adds the calculated dose of methotrexate to a 250 mL bag of NS. What rate of flow in gtt/min should the pharmacist instruct the nurse to set the infusion if methotrexate should be delivered at 60 mg/hr and the infusion set delivers 15 gtt/mL?

The following prescription is written for a 7 year old female with epilepsy:                         Rx:  Phenytoin 7.5 mg troches                                 Disp # X The SR of the torsion balance used by the compounding pharmacist is 5.9 mg.  How much diluent in grams should be used to compound this prescription?   

How many milliliters of a 3% hypertonic sodium chloride should be used in compounding the following prescription? (For homatropine bromide i factor is 1.8 and MW is 356; for sodium chloride i factor is 1.8 and MW is 58.5)            RX: Homatropine bromide    0.35 g                   Sodium chloride             q.s.                   Purified water ad            75 mL                   Make isoton. sol.                   Sig: For the eye

How many grams of silver nitrate are needed to compound the following prescription? (E value for proparacaine hydrochloride is 0.18, i factor is 1.8 and MW is 331; E value for pilocarpine nitrate is 0.24, i factor is 1.8 and MW is 245; E value for silver nitrate is 0.34, i factor is 1.8 and MW is 170; for sodium chloride, the i factor is 1.8 and MW is 58.5)      RX:     Proparacaine hydrochloride      0.25%                 Pilocarpine hydrochloride        1:50                  Silver nitrate                       qs                 Purified water                      ad     45 mL                 Make isoton. Sol.                 Sig. Use as directed

Jenny is a 33 year old female weighing 128 lb and measuring 5’6” in height who has been prescribed methotrexate for cancer as follows:                                    RX: Methotrexate 250 mg/m2 IV D1, 8, 15                                           Treatment Cycle: 21 d The pharmacist adds the calculated dose of methotrexate to a 250 mL bag of NS. What rate of flow in gtt/min should the pharmacist instruct the nurse to set the infusion if methotrexate should be delivered at 60 mg/hr and the infusion set delivers 15 gtt/mL?

  How does Moshe the Beadle escape the Gestapo?

In Watson and Rayner’s experiments, Little Albert was conditioned to fear a white rat, and then he began to be afraid of other furry white objects. This demonstrates ________

Identify the opening (hole) labeled at the arrow in the picture below.