I'm so confused on these questions. You don't have to provide the answer, I just need someone to explain to me how to convert the dosages and weights to arrive at the answer. Thanks ahead of time!
1. A veterinarian uses 2 milliliters of 100 mg/mL xylazine to sedate a 1,000 pound horse. What is the equivalent dose in mg/kg?
**A. 0.22 mg/kg **B. 0.44 mg/kg **C. 0.66mg/kg **D. 8.8 mg/kg
2. You're asked to add 15 mEq of Potassium chloride per 1000mL of Normosol. Potassium chloride is available as 20 mEq/10mls. The amount of Potassium chloride needed for a 3L bag of Normosol would be?
**A. 2.5mL **B. 22.5mL **C. 45mL **D. 4.5mL
3. A 10 pound cat needs 3.5 tablets that each contain 6mg of a drug. What is the equivalent dose in mg/kg?
**A. 1.2 mg/kg **B. 2.3mg/kg **C. 4.6mg/kg **D. 9.2mg/kg
4. If a drug's recommended dose is 5mg/kg, and a solution contains a concentration of 2 mg/mL of the drug, what volume of the solution should be given to a cat that weighs 8 pounds?
**A. 2mL **B. 9mL **C. 20mL **D. 90mL
5. A solution contains 65 mg/ml of sodium pentobarbitol. What volume of this drug would be appropriate to administer to a 300-gram laboratory rat at a dose of 40mg/kg?
**A. 0.18mL **B. 1.8mL **C. 18mL **D. 180 mL
1. A veterinarian uses 2 milliliters of 100 mg/mL xylazine to sedate a 1,000 pound horse. What is the equivalent dose in mg/kg?
**A. 0.22 mg/kg **B. 0.44 mg/kg **C. 0.66mg/kg **D. 8.8 mg/kg
2. You're asked to add 15 mEq of Potassium chloride per 1000mL of Normosol. Potassium chloride is available as 20 mEq/10mls. The amount of Potassium chloride needed for a 3L bag of Normosol would be?
**A. 2.5mL **B. 22.5mL **C. 45mL **D. 4.5mL
3. A 10 pound cat needs 3.5 tablets that each contain 6mg of a drug. What is the equivalent dose in mg/kg?
**A. 1.2 mg/kg **B. 2.3mg/kg **C. 4.6mg/kg **D. 9.2mg/kg
4. If a drug's recommended dose is 5mg/kg, and a solution contains a concentration of 2 mg/mL of the drug, what volume of the solution should be given to a cat that weighs 8 pounds?
**A. 2mL **B. 9mL **C. 20mL **D. 90mL
5. A solution contains 65 mg/ml of sodium pentobarbitol. What volume of this drug would be appropriate to administer to a 300-gram laboratory rat at a dose of 40mg/kg?
**A. 0.18mL **B. 1.8mL **C. 18mL **D. 180 mL