{"id":205650,"date":"2025-03-25T06:59:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=205650"},"modified":"2025-03-25T06:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T06:59:15","slug":"physician-orderd-dose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/25\/physician-orderd-dose\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Physician orderd dose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

 Physician orderd dose: Cimetidine 0.6 g<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dose available: 200 mg\/ tablet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many tablets should be administred?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calculation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    \n
  1. Convert the prescribed dose to mg<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \n
    • 0.6 g = 600 mg<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        \n
      1. Determine how many tablets are needed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
          \n
        • Each tablet contains 200 mg<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Required tablets: 600 mg \u00f7 200 mg\/tablet = 3 tablets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Answer: 3 tablets<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
          \n\n\n\n

          Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

          Medication dosage calculations are crucial in healthcare to ensure patient safety and treatment efficacy. In this case, the physician prescribed Cimetidine 0.6 g<\/strong>, which we must administer using the available 200 mg tablets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Step-by-Step Breakdown:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
            \n
          1. Understanding Units and Conversions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
              \n
            • The prescribed dose is in grams (g<\/strong>), but the available medication is in milligrams (mg<\/strong>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Since 1 gram (g) = 1000 milligrams (mg)<\/strong>, converting 0.6 g<\/strong> to mg:
              [
              0.6 \\times 1000 = 600 \\text{ mg}
              ]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                \n
              1. Determine the Required Tablets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                  \n
                • Each available tablet contains 200 mg<\/strong> of Cimetidine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                • To determine the number of tablets needed:
                  [
                  600 \\text{ mg} \\div 200 \\text{ mg\/tablet} = 3 \\text{ tablets}
                  ]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                    \n
                  1. Ensuring Accuracy in Medication Administration<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
                      \n
                    • Double-check calculations<\/strong> before administering medication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Confirm the patient\u2019s condition<\/strong> and verify the prescription<\/strong> to avoid errors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    • Follow hospital protocols<\/strong> to prevent overdosing or underdosing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      Proper dosage calculation prevents adverse drug reactions<\/strong> and ensures optimal therapeutic effects<\/strong>. Healthcare professionals should always recheck calculations<\/strong> and use the “five rights” of medication administration<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \n
                      1. Right patient<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      2. Right drug<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      3. Right dose<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      4. Right route<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      5. Right time<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                         Physician orderd dose: Cimetidine 0.6 g Dose available: 200 mg\/ tablet How many tablets should be administred? The correct answer and explanation is : Calculation: Answer: 3 tablets Explanation: Medication dosage calculations are crucial in healthcare to ensure patient safety and treatment efficacy. In this case, the physician prescribed Cimetidine 0.6 g, which we must […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-205650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205650\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}