Canadian Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Practice · Question
A 45-year-old female weighing 60 kg is to receive a loading dose of aminophylline 6 mg/kg over 30 minutes. Aminophylline is available as an injectable solution of 25 mg/mL. How many milliliters of aminophylline should be added to the infusion bag?
The total loading dose required is 6 mg/kg * 60 kg = 360 mg. Since the available concentration is 25 mg/mL, the volume needed is 360 mg / 25 mg/mL = 14.4 mL.
Start free practice for Canadian Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Practice
300 questions · no signup required · 40 free questions per day
Question: A 45-year-old female weighing 60 kg is to receive a loading dose of aminophylline 6 mg/kg over 30 minutes. Aminophylline is available as an injectable solution of 25 mg/mL. How many milliliters of aminophylline should be added to the infusion bag?
Answer options:
- 14.4 mL ✅ 18.0 mL
- 9.6 mL
- 24.0 mL
Correct answer: 18.0 mL
Explanation: The total loading dose required is 6 mg/kg * 60 kg = 360 mg. Since the available concentration is 25 mg/mL, the volume needed is 360 mg / 25 mg/mL = 14.4 mL.
Start free practice for Canadian Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Practice
300 questions · no signup required · 40 free questions per day
More about Canadian Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Practice
Related Questions
- Order: 1000 mL D5W over 8 hours. Drop factor 15 gtt/mL. The infusion rate in gtt/min is:
- A pediatric dose is 10 mg/kg q8h for a child weighing 15 kg. Each dose is:
- First-line pharmacotherapy for most patients with type 2 diabetes is:
- First-line treatment of anaphylaxis is:
- A drug has a half-life of 6 hours. If a patient takes a single dose of 100 mg, approximately how much of the d
- Which of the following medications requires genotyping prior to initiation due to pharmacogenomic consideratio
More for Canadian Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Practice candidates
Ready to practice?
Free, no signup required. Build a wrong-question list as you go.
Start Free Canadian Pharmacist Qualifying Exam Practice Practice →Related courses
Other Canadian certifications candidates often prepare for alongside this one.