Medication Dosage Calculations
1. Calculate the volume for insulin dose:
- Dose: 22 units
- Stock concentration: 100 units/1 mL
- Volume to give: $$\frac{22 \text{ units}}{100 \text{ units/mL}} = 0.22 \text{ mL}$$
2. Calculate mg of lidocaine:
- Concentration: 2% means 2 g/100 mL = 20 mg/mL
- Volume: 10 mL
- Total mg: $$20 \text{ mg/mL} \times 10 \text{ mL} = 200 \text{ mg}$$
3. Calculate volume for diclofenac dose:
- Dose required: 50 mg
- Stock: 75 mg/3 mL = 25 mg/mL
- Volume to draw: $$\frac{50 \text{ mg}}{25 \text{ mg/mL}} = 2 \text{ mL}$$
4. Calculate dopamine infusion rate:
- Dose: 4 mcg/kg/min for 60 kg = $$4 \times 60 = 240 \text{ mcg/min}$$
- Convert to mg/min: $$240 \text{ mcg/min} = 0.24 \text{ mg/min}$$
- Stock: 200 mg/50 mL = 4 mg/mL
- Volume per minute: $$\frac{0.24}{4} = 0.06 \text{ mL/min}$$
- Volume per hour: $$0.06 \times 60 = 3.6 \text{ mL/hour}$$
5. Calculate total daily dose for drug B:
- Dose: 40 mcg/kg/day for 75 kg = $$40 \times 75 = 3000 \text{ mcg/day} = 3 \text{ mg/day}$$
6. Calculate single dose (one of three divided doses):
- Total daily dose: 3 mg
- Divided in 3 doses: $$\frac{3}{3} = 1 \text{ mg}$$ per dose
7. Calculate volume for adrenaline dose:
- Dose: 500 mcg
- Stock: 1 in 10,000 means 1 g/10,000 mL = 100 mcg/mL
- Volume: $$\frac{500 \text{ mcg}}{100 \text{ mcg/mL}} = 5 \text{ mL}$$
8. Calculate volume for folic acid:
- Dose: 400 mcg = 0.4 mg
- Stock: 2.5 mg/5 mL = 0.5 mg/mL
- Volume: $$\frac{0.4}{0.5} = 0.8 \text{ mL}$$
9. Calculate volume for lidocaine:
- Dose: 3 mg/kg for 72 kg = $$3 \times 72 = 216 \text{ mg}$$
- Stock: 1% = 10 mg/mL
- Volume: $$\frac{216}{10} = 21.6 \text{ mL}$$
10. Calculate volume for digoxin:
- Dose: 62.5 mcg
- Stock: 500 mcg/2 mL = 250 mcg/mL
- Volume: $$\frac{62.5}{250} = 0.25 \text{ mL}$$
11. Calculate volume for hydrocortisone:
- Dose: 150 mg
- Stock: 100 mg/2 mL = 50 mg/mL
- Volume: $$\frac{150}{50} = 3 \text{ mL}$$
12. Calculate volume for heparin:
- Dose: 3500 units
- Stock: 5000 units/mL
- Volume: $$\frac{3500}{5000} = 0.7 \text{ mL}$$
13a. Calculate adrenaline dose for child:
- Weight: 19 kg
- Dose per kg: 400 mcg/kg
- Dose: $$19 \times 400 = 7600 \text{ mcg} = 7.6 \text{ mg}$$
- Max dose: 5 mg, so dose = 5 mg
13b. Calculate volume of adrenaline:
- Stock: 1 in 1000 means 1 g/1000 mL = 1 mg/mL
- Volume: $$\frac{5 \text{ mg}}{1 \text{ mg/mL}} = 5 \text{ mL}$$
14. Calculate aminophylline infusion rate:
- Dose: 500 mcg/kg/hour for 65 kg = $$500 \times 65 = 32500 \text{ mcg/h} = 32.5 \text{ mg/h}$$
- Stock: 500 mg/500 mL = 1 mg/mL
- Volume per hour: $$\frac{32.5}{1} = 32.5 \text{ mL/h}$$
Final answers:
1) 0.22 mL
2) 200 mg
3) 2 mL
4) 3.6 mL/hour
5) 3 mg/day
6) 1 mg per dose
7) 5 mL
8) 0.8 mL
9) 21.6 mL
10) 0.25 mL
11) 3 mL
12) 0.7 mL
13a) 5 mg
13b) 5 mL
14) 32.5 mL/hour