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19. EPOGEN injection is available containing in each milliliter, 2000, 3000, 4000, or 10,000 units of epoetin alfa. If the starting dose for a 160-lb patient is prescribed at 50 units/kg, which of the following would provide that dose? a. 4 mL of 2000 units/mL b. 1 mL of 3000 units/mL c. 0.9 mL of 4000 units/mL d. 0.8 mL of 10,000 units/mL

19. EPOGEN injection is available containing in each milliliter, 2000, 3000, 4000, or 10,000 units of epoetin alfa. If the starting dose for a 160-lb patient is prescribed at 50 units/kg, which of the following would provide that dose? a. 4 mL of 2000 units/mL b. 1 mL of 3000 units/mL c. 0.9 mL of 4000 units/mL d. 0.8 mL of 10,000 units/mL

Phlebotomy Essentials
Phlebotomy Essentials
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23. / 644 100% 18. Using Table 9.1, determine the amount of gentamicin sulfate needed to prepare 60 g of a cream containing 0.05% w/w gentamicin. 19. EPOGEN injection is available containing in each milliliter, 2000, 3000, 4000, or 10,000 units of epoetin alfa. If the starting dose for a 160-lb patient is prescribed at 50 units/kg, which of the following would provide that dose? a. 4 mL of 2000 units/mL b. 1 mL of 3000 units/mL c. 0.9 mL of 4000 units/mL d. 0.8 mL of 10,000 units/mL 20. Tetanus immune globulin is used off-label to treat tetanus by administering 3000 to 6000 units intramuscularly. How much of a 250-units/mL solution should be injected to achieve this dosage range? I Additional Calculations of Potency 21. The product CREON (pancrelipase) contains 3000 units of lipase, 9500 units of protease, and 15,000 units of amylase in delayed-release capsules. The capsules are to be swallowed whole or the contents added uncrushed to food immediately prior to administration. The dose should not exceed 2500 lipase units/kg of body weight. If a child weighing 24 pounds ingests five CREON capsules, has he exceeded the maximum dose? 22. What is the numerical difference between "1 mIU" and "1 MIU?" 23. During cholecystography to determine gallbladder function, the contents of one bottle of
Transcribed Image Text:23. / 644 100% 18. Using Table 9.1, determine the amount of gentamicin sulfate needed to prepare 60 g of a cream containing 0.05% w/w gentamicin. 19. EPOGEN injection is available containing in each milliliter, 2000, 3000, 4000, or 10,000 units of epoetin alfa. If the starting dose for a 160-lb patient is prescribed at 50 units/kg, which of the following would provide that dose? a. 4 mL of 2000 units/mL b. 1 mL of 3000 units/mL c. 0.9 mL of 4000 units/mL d. 0.8 mL of 10,000 units/mL 20. Tetanus immune globulin is used off-label to treat tetanus by administering 3000 to 6000 units intramuscularly. How much of a 250-units/mL solution should be injected to achieve this dosage range? I Additional Calculations of Potency 21. The product CREON (pancrelipase) contains 3000 units of lipase, 9500 units of protease, and 15,000 units of amylase in delayed-release capsules. The capsules are to be swallowed whole or the contents added uncrushed to food immediately prior to administration. The dose should not exceed 2500 lipase units/kg of body weight. If a child weighing 24 pounds ingests five CREON capsules, has he exceeded the maximum dose? 22. What is the numerical difference between "1 mIU" and "1 MIU?" 23. During cholecystography to determine gallbladder function, the contents of one bottle of
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