NAPLEX Clinical Calcs review

JL is a 47 year old female who is 5’2” and weighs 191 lb.  Her SCr is 1.6 mg/dL. Calculate JL's BMI. Round to the nearest tenth

(a)  

How would you classify JL's weight?​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• obese
• underweight
• overweight
• normal

JL is a 47 year old female who is 5’2” and weighs 191 lb.  Her SCr is 1.6 mg/dL. Calculate JL's creatinine clearance. Round to the nearest tenth, include units.

(a)  

JL is a 47 year old female who is 5’2” and weighs 191 lb.  Her SCr is 1.6 mg/dL. JL needs to receive acyclovir 10 mg/kg q8h for viral encephalitis. Calculate the dose of acyclovir for JL. Round to the nearest whole number and include units.

(a)  

Acyclovir comes as 1 g/20 mL vial.  What volume will need to be used to make the dose? Round to the nearest tenth and include units.

(a)  

The technician uses a 50 mL bag of NS to make the dose.  The concentration needs to be less than 7 mg/mL.  Will you sign off on the compounded bag? 

• Yes

• No

What is the concentration of the acyclovir bag made by the technician? Dose = 500 mg, NS = 50 mL. Round to the nearest tenth and include units.

(a)  

The acyclovir dose of 500 mg was made in a 100 mL bag.  It needs to run over 1 hour. Provide the flow rate in milliliters per hour. Round to the nearest tenth and include units.

(a)  

The acyclovir 500 mg dose is made in a 100 mL bag.  It needs to run over 1 hour.

If an infusion set calibrated at 15 drops/mL is used, how many drops per minute will acyclovir run over? Round to the nearest whole number and include units.

(a)  

JL is a 47 year old female who is 5’2” and weighs 191 lb.  Her SCr is 1.6 mg/dL. JL is being treated for a PE with enoxaparin. Recommend a dose and dosing regimen for enoxaparin for JL.

(a)