1. How many milliliters of a 0.7% stock solution are required to make 2 L of 0.2% solution? How many mL of solvent will be required to carry out the dilution?
A. 571 mL of 0.7% stock solution and 1429 mL of solvent
B. 670 mL of 0.7% stock solution and 1330 mL of solvent
C. 150 mL of 0.7% stock solution and 1850 mL of solvent
D. 450 mL of 0.7% stock solution and 1550 mL of solvent
2. A 45 gm tube of 1% clotrimazole cream is combined with 15 gm of base. What is the new percent strength?
A. 0.15%
B. 0.75%
C. 1.5%
D. 0.5%
3. A physician writes an order for 1000 mL of 12.5% dextrose to be infused at 75 mL/hour. This large volume concentration is not available in the pharmacy, so it must be compounded using 50% dextrose and 5% dextrose. Using the method of alligation, how many mL of 50% dextrose will be required for the compound?
A. 167 mL
B. 125 mL
C. 133 mL
D. 216 mL
4. BM is a 27-year-old woman who is 63 inches tall and weighs 167 lb. Calculate her body surface area (BSA).
A. 1.75 m2
B. 2.15 m2
C. 1.83 m2
D. 1.45 m2
5. A 7-year-old female patient has been prescribed a methotrexate (MTX) dose of 25 mg/m2 /week. The child is 110 cm tall and weighs 29 kg. Which weekly dose is correct?
A. 31 mg
B. 15 mg
C. 11 mg
D. 24 mg
6. CR is a 25-year-old man who is 105 kg and is 71 inches tall. Calculate his ideal body weight (IBW).
A. 85 kg
B. 65 kg
C. 71 kg
D. 75 kg
7. JB is a 17-year-old woman who is 71 kg and 66 inches tall. Calculate her IBW.
A. 65 kg
B. 59 kg
C. 75 kg
D. 48 kg
8. When would an aliquot be used in pharmacy practice?
A. In situations where amounts greater than the maximum weighable quantity for a device are needed
B. When a solution needs to be diluted to a weaker concentration
C. When compounding requires smaller than measurable amounts
D. In compounding when very concentrated stock solutions are used
9. A physician writes the following order: gentamicin 1.5 mg/kg/dose every 8 hours. The patient is an obese man, 33 years of age; so gentamicin must be dosed using an adjusted body weight (ABW) with a dose correction factor of 0.4. The patient is 185 kg and is 69 inches tall. Calculate the amount in milligrams of each individual dose.
A. 175 mg
B. 180 mg
C. 135 mg
D. 210 mg
10. A physician orders morphine sulfate 100 mg/100 mL in normal saline to be infused at a rate of 2 mg/hour for a patient. What volume in mL should the patient receive per hour?
A. 2 mL
B. 12 mL
C. 20 mL
D. 0.2 mL
Evaluation Questions
11. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
12. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
13. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
14. To what extent did the program meet objective #4?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
15. To what extent did the program meet objective #5?
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
16. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
17. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
18. Rate the quality of the faculty:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
19. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
20. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
22. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:
A. Excellent
B. Very Good
C. Good
D. Fair
E. Poor
23. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?
A. Yes
B. No
24. Are you committed to making these changes?
A. Yes
B. No
25. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?
A. Yes
B. No
26. What is your practice setting or area of practice?
A. Community Pharmacy/Independent
B. Community Pharmacy/Chain
C. Hospital/Health Systems
D. Administrative/Pharmacy Director
E. Critical Care Pharmacy
F. Long-term Care
G. Managed Care/PBM
H. Oncology/Specialty Pharmacy
I. Industry/Manufacturing
27. How many years have you been in practice?
A. <5
B. 5 – 10
C. 11 – 20
D. >20