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Calculation Skills

Christmas calculations

Your turkey instructions advise you to cook the bird for 40 minutes per kg plus 20 minutes..

Prescribing prophylactic co-trimoxazole

What would be the ideal four times daily intravenous treatment dose for a 48 kg adult? .

Calculations in excipient exposure during drug treatment

For treating epilepsy of all forms, except typical absences, the recommended oral dose for children under 11 years old is initially 1-1.5mg/kg twice daily (Joint Formularies Committee, 2019). The...

Calculations in excipient exposure during drug treatment: answers

For treating epilepsy of all forms, except typical absences, the recommended oral dose for children under 11 years old is initially 1-1.5mg/kg twice daily (Joint Formularies Committee, 2019). The...

Converting units

To convert from larger to smaller units, multiply by 1000 for each step. To convert from smaller to larger, divide by 1000..

Converting units: answers

Convert 250 mg to g. .

Practical prescribing: management of anaemia

A common dose for treating iron deficiency anaemia in adults is ferrous sulfate 200 mg three times daily (Joint Formulary Committee, 2019). .

Practical prescribing: management of anaemia: answers

To the nearest whole milligram, how many moles of elemental iron are there in each 200 mg ferrous sulfate tablet?.

Calculation skills in chronic pain management

Ben, aged 52, has type 2 diabetes mellitus and has been commenced on gabapentin capsules for neuropathic pain. The British National Formulary (Joint Formulary Committee, 2019) states that he should be...

Calculation skills in chronic pain management: answers

Ben, aged 52, has type 2 diabetes mellitus and has been commenced on gabapentin capsules for neuropathic pain. The British National Formulary (Joint Formulary Committee, 2019) states that he should be...

Titrating medicines to treat neuropathic pain

Sean wants to prescribe pregabalin for his patient with neuropathic pain. He wants to start with 75 mg twice daily for 7 days, then increase the dose to 150 mg twice daily. He will be reviewing his...

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