Order:  5% Dextrose and 0.9% Sodium Chloride 1000 mL to infuse over 12 hours. Available:  1000 mL 5% Dextrose and 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection USP The drop factor of the tubing available is 10 gtts/mL.  What is the flow rate in gtt/min?  (Round to the nearest whole number) _____ gtt/min

What you give up to obtain an item is called your

Order:  Sandostatin 0.175 mg subcutaneous every 12 hours. Available:  Sandostatin (octreoide acetate) 500 mcg/1mL.  Calculate how many mL the patient will receive per dose.   (Round to the nearest hundreth) _____ mL

___________________ are intracellular signaling molecules released by the cell in response to exposure to extracellular signaling molecules.   These molecules trigger physiological changes at cellular level.

Order:  cefazolin (Ancef) 2 g IV bolus 1 hour before surgery Available:   Ancef 2 g in 100 mL D5W to infuse over 30 min.   The nurse should set the infusion pump at what rate in mL/hr?  (Round to the nearest whole number) _____  mL/hr

BONUS question (each part is worth 0.33 points) Order:  Platinol (cisplatin) 50 mg/m2 to infuse over 6 hours once every four weeks.  The patient has a BSA of 1.66 m2. Available:   Cisplatin 100 mg/100mL  The package states:  When reconstituted with 100 mL of Sterile Water for Injection USP, each mL contains 1 mg cisplatin, 9 mg mannitol, and 9 mg sodium chloride with HCL to adjust pH.   a.  How many mg contain the prescribed dose of cisplatin? (Round to the nearest whole number) _____ mg [a] b.   How many mL will the nurse draw up for one dose?  (Round to the nearest whole number) _____ mL [b] c.  If the dose is administered in 1000mL D5NS, at what rate in mL/hr would the IV run?  Please use the entire volume of the infusion to calculate this rate. (Round to the nearest whole number) _____ mL [c]

BONUS question (each part is worth 0.33 points) Order:  Lanoxin (digoxin) elixir 0.15 mg PO every 12 hours. The child weights 70 lbs and the recommended maintenance dose is 7-10 mcg/kg/day. Available: Digoxin Elixir USP 0.05 mg/mL   a. What is the minimum daily maintenance dosage in mg/day? (Round to the nearest tenth) _____ mg/day [a] b. What is the maximum daily maintenance dosage in mg/day? (Round to the nearest tenth) _____ mg/day [b] c.  Is the ordered dose safe and effective? ______ Please state yes or no [c]

  Study the diagram.  At what point will water from side A stop moving into side B and return to side A?

What is the name of the molecule that is the second messenger in the second-messenger system?

A __________________________ solution has a lower concentration of non-permeating solutes than the intracellular fluid.