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The dosing regimen for vancomycin is 15 mg/kg of ideal body weight administered intravenously per dose. How many milligrams of vancomycin should LD receive per dose?  Patient information:  Name: LD, Sex: female, DOB:  7/31/80, weight: 165 lbs, height: 6’1”

Which of the following is an example of auscultation?

A product needs to contain benzalkonium chloride in a concentration of 1:5000 w/v. How many milliliters of a 17% w/v solution of benzalkonium chloride should be used in preparing 4 liters of the product?  

Which of the following contains the foramen magnum?

Phillip’s M-O® Liquid contains 3.75 mL of mineral oil per tablespoonful. Express the concentration of mineral oil as a percentage (% v/v).

Which owl had the best hearing and could hear a mouse breathe?

A prescription requires 1.5 grams of lactic acid. As the compounding pharmacist, you decide that it would be easier to measure the lactic acid in a graduated cylinder than to weigh it.  How many milliliters of lactic acid solution are needed?  (The specific gravity of lactic acid is 1.21)

The function of a speculum is to

According to the textbook, Pinterest is like an _____________________________.

For the prescription below, how many milligrams of hydrocortisone will the patient receive from 4 doses?