Examine the prescription, “Florinef 0.9 mg PO bid.”  How many milligrams does this patient get every day?

A 25 mg/mL solution in 100 mL lactated ringers is needed for a patient, but the only available concentration of the drug is 75 mg/mL.  How much diluent would be needed to make this prescription?Hint: V1 x C1 = V2 x C2

A horse needs 5000 mL IV Fluids and has received only 30%.  How many milliliters has the horse received?

2.25 mL =

Match the standard abbreviations to the dose intervals.

5% = 

Jolly Rancher, a 600 lb colt, needs 15,000 mL lactated ringers over the next 24 hours.  How many milliliters will he receive each hour?

89% =

45 kg = 

Watch Roxie Fiddle, a 4 year-old quarter horse mare that weighs 1000 lbs, has been prescribed Tribrissin tablets which have the concentration of 960 mg/tab.  The dosage is 30 mg/kg PO sid x 5 d.  How many tablets will she receive in all?