NUR 112 - Basic Medmath Shadow Health (Mr. Larsen). 100% Correct. Latest.

NUR 112 - Basic Medmath Shadow Health (Mr. Larsen). 100% Correct. Latest. 1. Scenario: Mr. Larsen’s general practioner advised him to take 2g of fish oil per day. The capsule Mr. Larsen purchased are 1,000mg. Question: How Many Fish Oil capsules should be take each day? Work: 1. Convert the doctor’s recommendation of 2g into milligrams. 1,000 mg 1 g =2,000 mg 2. Determine how many fish pill capsules Mr. Larsen should take to ingest 2,000mg 1 capsule x 2, 2. Scenario: Before his surgery, Mr. Larsen was taking Tramadol, prescribed as 50mg by mouth every 6 hours as needed for pain. Question: If he took every available dose in 24 hours, how many mg of Tramadol would he ingest? Work: 1. Determine how many times in 24 hours Mr. Larsen took a dose. 24 hours x 1 dose = 4 doses 6 hours 2. Multiply the number of doses by the number of milligrams per dose. 4 doses x 50 mg =200 mg 1 dose Answer: 200mg 3. Scenario: While in the hospital, the orders all for MR. Larsen to take atorvastatin 20mg, 1 tab, by mouth once a day. However, the pharmacy only carries 10 mg tablets. Question: How many tablets of atorvastatin should be administered to him? Work: 1. Determine what information you have.