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?

2. A 45 gm tube of 1% clotrimazole cream is combined with 15 gm of base. What is the new percent strength?

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?

4. BM is a 27-year-old woman who is 63 inches tall and weighs 167 lb. Calculate her body surface area (BSA).

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?

6. CR is a 25-year-old man who is 105 kg and is 71 inches tall. Calculate his ideal body weight (IBW).

7. JB is a 17-year-old woman who is 71 kg and 66 inches tall. Calculate her IBW.

8. When would an aliquot be used in pharmacy practice?

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.

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?

Evaluation Questions

11. To what extent did the program meet objective #1?

12. To what extent did the program meet objective #2?

13. To what extent did the program meet objective #3?

14. To what extent did the program meet objective #4?

15. To what extent did the program meet objective #5?

16. Rate the effectiveness of how well the program related to your educational needs:

17. Rate how well the active learning strategies (questions, cases, discussions) were appropriate and effective learning tools:

18. Rate the quality of the faculty:

19. Rate the effectiveness and the overall usefulness of the material presented:

20. Rate the appropriateness of the examination for this activity:

21. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity related to your practice needs:

22. Rate the effectiveness of how well the activity will help you improve patient care:

23. Will the information presented cause you to change your practice?

24. Are you committed to making these changes?

25. As a result of this activity, did you learn something new?

26. What is your practice setting or area of practice?

27. How many years have you been in practice?

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