PRE-REG EXAM PREPARATION DOSSIER FOR INTRAVENOUS INFUSION CALCULATIONA

1. PRE-REG EXAM- IV INFUSION
DOSSIER
PREPARED BY PHILIPO RAPHAEL

2. QUESTION 1
How many grams each of sodium chloride and dextrose are present in a
1000mL IV bag of 0.18% sodium chloride and 4% dextrose?

3. SOLUTION 1

4. QUESTION 2
Daptomycin (CUBICIN), 4 mg/kg, is recommended for administration
over a 30-minute period by intravenous infusion in 0.9% sodium
chloride. How many milliliters of a vial containing 500 mg of
daptomycin in 5 mL should be added to a 100 ml bag of normal saline
in treating a 165 lb patient?

5. SOLUTION 2

6. QUESTION 3
The drug alfentanil hydrochloride is administered ministered by
infusion at the rate of 2µg/kg/min for anesthesia induction. If a total
of 0.35 mg of the drug is to be administered to a 110-lb. patient, how
long should be the duration of the infusion?

7. SOLUTION 3

8. QUESTION 4
A patient is to receive an infusion of a drug at the rate of 5 mg/hr for 8
hours .The drug is available in 10-mL vials containing 8 mg of drug per
milliliter if 250-mL bottle of D5W is used as the vehicle
a) how many milliliter of the drug should be added
b) what should be the flow rate in milliliters per

9. SOLUTION 4

10. QUESTION 5
An intravenous infusion contains 5 mg of RECLAST (zoledronic acid) in
100 ml .If the infusion is to be administered in 15 minutes , how many
(a) milligrams of zoledronic acid and (b) milliltres of infusion should be
administred per her? (c) using a drip -set that delivers 20 drops/ml and
how many drops per minutes must be infused ?

11. SOLUTION 5

12. QUESTION 6
At what rate in drops per minute, should a dose containing
20µg/kg/min of dopamine should be administered to a 65kg patient
patient using solution containing dopamine, 1200 µg/ml using a drip
set that delivers 60 drops/ml

13. SOLUTION 6

14. QUESTION 7
A 50-mL vial containing 1 mg/mL of the drug alteplase is added to 100
mL of D5W and administered intravenously with an infusion set that
delivers 15 drops/mL. How many drops per minute should be given to
administer 25 mg of the drug per hour?

15. SOLUTION 7

16. QUESTION 8
If the loading dose of phenytoin in children is is 20 mg/kg of body
weight to be infused at a rate of 0.5 mg/kg/min, over how many
minutes should the dose be administered to a 32-lb. child?

17. SOLUTION 8

18. QUESTION 9
A hospital pharmacicst receives a medication order of 500mg
aminophylline in 250 ml of NSS for a 60kg patient .The aminophylline is
to adiministered at a dose of 300µ/kg/hr using an IV set that delivers
60drops/ml the pharmacy has 20ml vial of injection containing
aminophylline 25mg/ml calculate the following
(a) The millitres of aminophylline injection that should be added to the
NSS
(b) Total volume of the intravenous infusion
(c) The milligram of aminophylline administred per hour
(d) The duration in hours for completing the infusion
(e) The number of millitres the infusion delivered per hour

19. SOLUTION 9

20. QUESTION 10
A hospital pharmacist receives a medication order for 500 mg
aminophylline in 250 ml of NSS .The aminophylline is to be
administered at a dose of 300µg/kg/hr using an IV set that delivers 60
drops/ml ,the pharmacy has a 20 ml vial of injection containing
25mg/ml of aminophylline calculate the following
(a) Total volume of the intravenous infusion
(b) The milligrams of aminophylline administered per hour
(c) The duration in hours for complete infusion
(d) The number of millitres of infusion delivered per hour
(e) Number of drops administered per minute

21. SOLUTION 10