Medical Tests Medical Tests Certifications PTCE Questions & Answers

• Question 371:

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  You receive a prescription for a 5-year old patient for Cipro 500-mg tablets with instructions take 1 tab bid x 10 days. You would bring this to the attention of the pharmacist because .

  Correct Answer: The strength of the drug written is very high for a child. Notify the registered pharmacist.

• Question 372:

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  The amount of hydrocortisone powder needed to prepare 8 oz of 2% hydrocortisone cream is .

  Correct Answer: 4.8 g

• Question 373:

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  The medication that needs to be protected from light in a special container is .

  Correct Answer: Nitroglycerin

• Question 374:

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  If the infusion rate of an IV is 1000 ml over 10 hours and the drop factor is 15 gtt/ml, what is the drops per minute?

  Correct Answer: 25 gtt/min

• Question 375:

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  How many drams are in 16 oz of solution?

  Correct Answer: 120 drams

• Question 376:

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  How many grams of drug are in 500ml of solution if it is a 40% solution?

  Correct Answer: 200g (Chapter 4)

• Question 377:

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  How many milliliters of 35% acetic acid must be mixed with 15% acetic acid to give 1000ml of 10% acetic acid?

  Correct Answer: 166.7 ml 35%; 833.3 ml of 15% (Chapter 4)

• Question 378:

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  To prepare 500 ml of a 5% dextrose solution, you must use your available stock of 2% and 10% dextrose.

  Correct Answer: 312.5 ml of 2%; 187.5 ml of 10% (Chapter 4)

• Question 379:

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  You receive an order for 1500 ml of 5% dextrose over 12 hours. The drop factor is 15 gtt/ml.

  What will the drops be per minute on this order?

  Correct Answer: 31.2 gtt/min

• Question 380:

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  An oral suspension comes in 100mg/5 ml. The doctor orders 0.25g PO tid. How many milliliters will this patient receive daily?

  Correct Answer: 12.5 ml