Dosage Calculation Pro Calc Nursing 131 Calculating dosage

Dosage Calculation Pro Calc Nursing 131

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml This tutorial demonstrates calculating the number of tablets, capsules, or milliliters to prepare. Our first example: 35 mg of Sinequan(Doxepin) has been prescribed po. How many ml should you administer if the Sinequan is available in a strength labeled 10 mg in 1 ml?

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Step One – Write down the dosage you want to administer. Step Two – Write down the known strength. Step Three – Reduce the units. Step Four – Perform the math.

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Our first example: 35 mg of Sinequan(Doxepin) has been prescribed po. How many ml should you administer if the Sinequan is available in a strength labeled 10 mg in 1 ml? Step One – Write down the dosage you want to administer. In our example, we want to administer 35 mg. We’ll write this as a fraction with a denominator of 1. 35 mg 1

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Our first example: 35 mg of Sinequan(Doxepin) has been prescribed po. How many ml should you administer if the Sinequan is available in a strength labeled 10 mg in 1 ml? Step Two – Write down the known strength. In our example, the strength is 10 mg in 1 ml. We can write this strength two ways. 10 mg 1 ml or 1 ml 10 mg Since the fraction we wrote in step one has mg on the top, our next fraction needs to have mg on the bottom. (Step One) (Step Two) 35 mg 1 ml 1 10 mg

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Step Three – Reduce the units. Cross off any matching pairs of unit labels. The label left should be what you want to find. (Step One) (Step Two) 35 mg 1 ml 1 10 mg In this example the only unit left is ml which is what we want to find.

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Step Four – Perform the math. (Step One) (Step Two) 35 mg 1 ml 1 35 x 1 1 x 10 = 35 10 10 mg Reduce any fractions and remember the units label. = 3. 5 ml Our first example: 35 mg of Sinequan(Doxepin) has been prescribed po. How many ml should you administer if the Sinequan is available in a strength labeled 10 mg in 1 ml? We have found that we to need administer 3. 5 ml of Sinequan.

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Our second example: 500 mg of Keflex (Cephalexin) has been prescribed. 250 mg of Keflex is available in capsules. How many capsules should be administered? Step One – Write down the dosage you want to administer. In our example, we want to administer 500 mg. We’ll write this as a fraction with a denominator of 1. 500 mg 1

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Our second example: 500 mg of Keflex (Cephalexin) has been prescribed. 250 mg of Keflex is available in capsules. How many capsules should be administered? Step Two – Write down the known strength. In our example, the strength is 250 mg in 1 capsule. We can write this strength two ways. 250 mg or 1 capsule 250 mg Since the fraction we wrote in step one has mg on the top, our next fraction needs to have mg on the bottom. (Step One) (Step Two) 500 mg 1 capsule 1 250 mg

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Step Three – Reduce the units. Cross off any matching pairs of unit labels. The label left should be what you want to find. (Step One) (Step Two) 500 mg 1 capsule 1 250 mg In this example the only unit left is capsules which is what we want to find.

Calculating dosage in tabs, caps, ml Step Four – Perform the math. (Step One) (Step Two) 500 mg 1 capsule 1 500 x 1 1 x 250 = 500 capsules 250 X 250 mg Reduce any fractions and remember the units label. = 2 capsules Our second example: 500 mg of Keflex (Cephalexin) has been prescribed. 250 mg of Keflex is available in capsules. How many capsules should be administered? We have found that we need to administer 2 capsules of Keflex.

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