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The primary healthcare provider (PHCP) prescribed ibuprofen 600 mg PO q 6 hours PRN pain. The medication label reads ibuprofen 200 mg tablets. How many tablets will be administered to achieve the correct dose?
- A. One tablet
- B. Five tablets
- C. Three tablets
- D. Two tablets
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Calculate: 600 mg ÷ 200 mg/tablet = 3 tablets.
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Correct Answer: 63 gtts/minute
Rationale: Assume 1-hour infusion (standard for azithromycin IV). Calculate: (250 mL × 15 gtts/mL) ÷ 60 min = 3750 gtts ÷ 60 = 62.5 gtts/min, rounded to 63 gtts/min.
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Correct Answer: 125 drops per minute
Rationale: Microdrip tubing has a drop factor of 60 gtts/mL. Calculate: (500 mL × 60 gtts/mL) ÷ (4 hr × 60 min/hr) = 30,000 gtts ÷ 240 min = 125 gtts/min.