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Pharmacy Technician Exam: Measuring Systems and Conversions
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Pharmacy Technician Exam: Measuring Systems and Conversions
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1. How many teaspoons are in 2 oz of liquid?
2. 45 mL is equal to how many tablespoons?
3. If the literature with a medication states a dose should be 0.04 g/kg body weight, how many milligrams of medication would be given to a patient who weighs 124 lb?
4. 2,250 mL is how many liters?
5. If the cost of one-half ounce of zinc oxide is $3.45, what is the cost of 120 g?
6. An antianemia tablet contains 300 mg of ferrous sulfate, which is equivalent to 60 mg of elemental iron. How many grains each of ferrous sulfate and elemental iron will the patient receive from one tablet?
7. An oral suspension of vancomycin 500 mg/5 mL 473 mL is prescribed for a patient who weighs 214 lb. The literature indicates the dose to be 8 mg/kg body weight.
What dose is needed for this patient?
8. 456 mL is equal to how many liters?
9. 150 mg is how many grams?
10. Children’s chewable aspirin tablets contain 11 __ 4 gr of aspirin in each tablet. How many milligrams is this in each tablet?
11. __1__ 200 gr of the drug is equal to how many milligrams?
12. How many mL are required for a daily dose of insulin if a patient injects 13 units in the morning and 16 units in the evening? Insulin is available in a 100 units/mL 10 mL vial.
13. How many mL must be given to a patient when they are to receive 40 mEq of a 4 mEq/mL vial?
14. gr ii is equal to how many milligrams?
15. One teaspoon is equal to how many milliliters?
16. Using household measure, how would you tell a patient to take 60 mL of a liquid?
17. A pharmacist received a prescription calling for 30 capsules, each to contain __1__ 200 gr of nitroglycerin. How many 0.4 mg nitroglycerin tablets would supply the amount required?
18. FeSO4 220 mg/5 mL 473 mL
Directions: 120 mg po bid × 120d
Does this container have enough medication to last the full 120 days? If not, how many days will this medication last?
19. An oral suspension of vancomycin 500 mg/5 mL 473 mL is prescribed for a patient who weighs 214 lb. The literature indicates the dose to be 8 mg/kg body weight.
How many milliliters of vancomycin are you going to give this patient?
20. How many gr ss codeine capsules can be made from 120 mg of codeine powder?
21. 34.5 kg is equal to how many ounces?
22. A physician advises a patient to take a baby aspirin tablet (75 mg) to reduce the risk of heart attack. The patient decides to cut a five grain (gr v) tablet into doses. How many doses can be obtained from each tablet?
23. If there are 3 mL of the drug paregoric in each tablespoonful of medication, how many milliliters of paregoric would you find in one teaspoonful of medication?
24. 1 gal is equal to how many milliliters?
25. An inhalation aerosol contains 150 mg of metaproterenol sulfate, which is sufficient for 200 inhalations. How many micrograms are in each inhalation?