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Henke's Med-Math: Dosage Calculation,
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Preparation & Administration
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bygSUSANgBUCHHOLZ 10THgEDITION
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TablegofgContents
Chapterg1,gArithmeticgNeededgforgDosage
Chapterg2,gMetricgandgHouseholdgSystemsgofgMeasurementgChapte
rg3,gDruggAbbreviations,gLabels,gandgPackaging
Chapterg4,gCalculationgofgOralgMedications—
SolidsgandgLiquidsgChapterg5,gLiquidsgforgInjection
Chapterg6,gCalculationgofgBasicgIVgDripgRatesgChapte
rg7,gSpecialgTypesgofgIVgCalculations
Chapterg8,gDosagegProblemsgforgInfantsgandgChildren
gChapterg9,gInformationgBasicgtogAdministeringgDrug
sgChapterg10,gAdministrationgProcedures
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Chapterg1,gArithmeticgNeededgforgDosage
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Format:gMultiplegChoicegChapte
r:g1
ClientgNeeds:g PhysiologicalgIntegrity:gBasicgCaregandgcomfortg
CognitivegLevel:g Apply
Difficulty:g Moderate .
PagegandgHeader:g2,gDividinggWholegNumbers;g3,gFractionsgIntegrat
edgProcess:g Teaching/Learning
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Objective:g 1,g2
1. Agpatient/clientgwasginstructedgtogdrinkg25gozgofgwatergwithing2ghoursgbutgwa
sgonlygablegtogdrinkg15goz.gWhatgportiongofgthegwatergremained?
A) 2/5
B) 3/5 .
C) 2/25
D) 25/25
Ans: A .
Feedback:gSubtractgthegquantitygofgwatergthegclientgdrankg(15goz)gfromgthegtotalgavaila
blegquantityg(25goz):g10gozgremain.gTogdeterminegta hb i reb . cpo om r/ t te is ot g ngofgthegwatergthatgremain
s,gcreategagfractiongbygdividingg10gozg(remaininggportion)gbyg25gozg(total
portion).gTherefore,g10gdividedgbyg25g=g10/25.gTogreducegfractions,gfindgtheglargest
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numbergthatgcangbegdividedgevenlygintogthegnumeratorgandgthegdenominatorg(5).gTengdi
videdgbyg5g(10/5)g=g2;g25/5g=g5.gThegfractiong10/25gcangbegreducedgtogitsglowest
termsgofg2/5. .
Format:g MultiplegChoice .
Chapter:g1
ClientgNeeds:g PhysiologicalgIntegrity:gBasicgCaregandgComfort
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CognitivegLevel:gApply
Difficulty:g Moderate
PagegandgHeader:g 2,gDividinggWholegNumbers;g3,gFractiaobinrbs.
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IntegratedgProcess:gTeaching/Learning
Objective:g 1,g2
2. Agpatient/clientgwasgprescribedg240gmLgofgEnsuregbygmouthgandg agsuppleme
ntgbutgconsumedgonlyg100gmL.gWhatgportiongofgthegEnsuregremained?
A) 5/12
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B) 7/12
C) 100/240
D) 240/240 .
Ans: B
Feedback:gSubtractgthegquantitygofgEnsuregthegclientgc o na sb i ur bm
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md/ t e s(t 1 0 0 gmL)gfromgthegt
otalgavailablegquantityg(240gmL):g140gmLgremain.gTogdeterminegthegportiongofgtheg
Ensuregthatgremains,gcreategagfractiongbygdividingg140gmLg(remaininggportion)gbyg240
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mLg(totalgportion).gTherefore,g140gdividedgbyg240g=g7/12.gTogreducegfractions,gfindgthe
largestgnumbergthatgcangbegdividedgevenlygintogthegnumeratorgandgthegdenominator
(20);g140gdividedgbyg20g(140/20)g=g7;g240/20g=g12.gThegfractiong 140/240gcangbegred
ucedgtogitsglowestgtermsgofg7/12.
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Format:gMultiplegChoicegChapte
r:g1
ClientgNeeds:g PhysiologicalgIntegrity:gBasicgCaregandgcomfortg
CognitivegLevel:g Analyze
Difficulty:g Difficult .
PagegandgHeader:g 2,gMultiplyinggWholegNumbers;g3,gFraction
sgIntegratedgProcess:g CommunicationgandgDocumentation
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Objective:g 1,g2
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3. Agpatient/clientgconsumedg2 4 oz.gofgcoffee,g2/3goz.gofgicegcream,gandg12
a bir b. com /te s tg
oz.gofgbeefgbroth.gWhatgisgthegtotalgnumbergofgouncesgc o n s u m e d t h a t shouldg
begdocumentedgforgthegpatient/client?
A) 3g3/4 .
B) 4g5/12
C) 4g2/3
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D) 4g4/9
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