Week 2 Assignment
2.53) Write an equality and two conversion factors for given of the following medications in
stock:
a. 10 mg of Atarax per 5 mL of Atarax syrup
b. 0.25 g of Lanoxin per 1 tablet of Lanoxin
c. 300 mg of Motrin per 1 tablet of Motrin
(a) Atarax Syrup:
Equality: 10 mg of Atarax = 5 mL of Atarax syrup
Conversion Factors: 10 mg of Atarax / 5 mL of Atarax syrup OR 5 mL of Atarax syrup / 10
mg of Atarax
(b) Lanoxin Tablet:
Equality: 0.25 g of Lanoxin = 1 tablet of Lanoxin
Conversion Factors: 0.25 g of Lanoxin / 1 tablet of Lanoxin OR 1 tablet of Lanoxin / 0.25 g of
Lanoxin
(c) Motrin Tablet:
Equality: 300 mg of Motrin = 1 tablet of Motrin
Conversion Factors: 300 mg of Motrin / 1 tablet of Motrin OR tablet of Motrin / 300 mg of
Motrin
2.57) Perform each of the following conversions using metric and U.S. conversion factors:
a. 3.428 lb to kilograms
b. 1.6 m to inches
(a) Converting 3.428 pounds to kilograms:
Metric Conversion: 3.428 lb × 0.453592kg/lb / 1 lb = 1.555 kg
U.S. Conversion: 3.428 lb × 16 oz/lb × 28.35 g/oz × 0.001 kg/g = 1.555 kg
(b) Converting 1.6 meters to inches:
Metric Conversion: 1.6 m × 39.4 in/m = 63 in.
U.S. Customary Conversion: 1.6 m × 100 cm/m × 0.394 in/cm = 63 in.
2.59) Use metric conversion factors to solve each of the following problems:
[Link] a student is 175 cm tall, how tall is the student in meters?
b. A cooler has a volume of 5000 mL. What is the capacity of the cooler in liters?
(a) 175 cm × 1 m / 100 cm = 1.75 m
(b) 5000 mL × 1 L / 1000 mL = 5 L
2.61. Solve each of the following problems using one or more conversion factors:
a. A container holds 0.500 qt of liquid. How many milliliters of lemonade will it hold?
0.500 qt × 946 mL/qt = 473 mL
2.63) Using conversion factors, solve given of the following clinical problems:
a. You have used 250 L of distilled water for a dialysis patient. How many gallons of water
is that?
b. A patient needs 0.024 g of a sulfa drug. There are 8-mg tablets in stock. How many
tablets should be given?
c. The daily dose of ampicillin for the treatment of an ear infection is 115 mg/kg of body
weight. What is the daily dose for a 34-lb child?
d. You need 4.0 oz of a steroid ointment. How many grams of ointment does the pharmacist
need to prepare?
(a) Converting 250 liters to gallons: 250 L × 0.264 gal / 1 L = 66 gallons
(b) Calculating the number of tablets needed: 0.024 g × 1000 mg / 1 g × 1 tablet / 8 mg = 3
tablets
(c) Calculating the daily dose for a 34-lb child: 34 lb × 0.4536 kg/lb = 15.4224 kg
The daily dose: 15.4224 kg × 115 mg/kg = 1773.6 mg
(d) Converting 4.0 ounces to grams: 4.0 oz × 28.35 g/oz = 113 gram
2.65) Using conversion factors, solve each of the following clinical problems:
a. A nurse practitioner prepares 500. mL of an IV of normal saline solution to be delivered
at a rate of 80. mL/h. What is the infusion time, in hours, to deliver 500. mL?
b. A nurse practitioner orders Medrol to be given 1.5 mg/kg of body weight. Medrol is an
anti-inflammatory administered as an intramuscular injection. If a child weighs 72.6 lb and
the available stock of Medrol is 20. mg/mL, how many milliliters does the nurse administer
to the child?
(a) Calculating the infusion time
Infusion time = Volume / Infusion rate Infusion time
Infusion time = 500 mL / 80 mL/h
Infusion time = 6.3 hours
(b) Calculating the amount of Medrol to administer:
72.6 lb × 0.4534 kg/lb = 32.92 kg
Dose = Weight × Dose per kg Dose = 32.92 kg × 1.5 mg/kg = 49.38 mg
Volume = Dose / Concentration
Volume = 49.38 mg / 20 mg/mL
Volume = 2.5 mL
2.67) Determine the density (g/mL) for each of the following:
a. A 20.0-mL sample of a salt solution that has a mass of 24.0 g.
b. A cube of butter weighs 0.250 lb and has a volume of 130.3 mL.
c. A gem has a mass of 4.50 g. When the gem is placed in a graduated cylinder containing
12.00 mL of water, the water level rises to 13.45 mL.
d. A 3.00 mL sample of medication has a mass of 3.85 g
(a) Density of the salt solution:
Density = 24.0 g / 20.0 mL
Density = 1.20 g/mL
(b) Density of the cube of butter:
Convert lbs to g= 0.250 lb × 453.592 g/lb = 113.4 g
Density= Mass/ Volume
Density = 113.4 g / 130.3 mL
Density = 0.870 g/mL
(c) Density of the gem:
Volume = 13.45 mL - 12.00 mL = 1.45 mL
Density= Mass/ Volume
Density = 4.50 g / 1.45 mL
Density = 3.10 g/mL
(d) Density of the medication sample:
Density= Mass/ Volume
Density = 3.85 g / 3.00 mL
Density = 1.28 g/mL
2.71) Use the density values in Table 2.9 to solve each of the following problems:
a. How many liters of ethanol contain 1.50 kg of ethanol?
b. How many grams of mercury are present in a barometer that holds 6.5 mL of mercury?
c. A sculptor has prepared a mold for casting a silver figure. The figure has a volume of 225
cm3. How many ounces of silver are needed in the preparation of the silver figure?
(a) Liters of Ethanol:
Mass of ethanol =1.50 kg × 1000 g/kg = 1500 g
Density of ethanol = 0.789 g/mL
Volume = Mass / Density
Volume = 1500 g / 0.789 g/mL
Volume= 1901 mL
Convert the volume to liters: 1901 mL × 1 L / 1000 mL= 1.90 L
(b) Grams of Mercury:
Density of mercury =13.6 g/mL
Mass = Volume × Density
Mass = 6.5 mL × 13.6 g/mL =
Mass= 88 g
(c) Ounces of Silver:
Density of silver 10.5 g/mL
Mass = Volume × Density
Mass= 225 cm³ × 10.5 g/cm³
Mass = 2362.5 g
Ounces of silver = Mass / 28.3495
Ounces of silver = 2362.5 g / 28.3495 g/oz
Ounces of silver = 83. oz
2.75) In an old trunk, you find a piece of metal that you think may be aluminum, silver, or
lead. You take it to a lab, where you find it has a mass of 217 g and a volume of 19.2 cm3 .
Using Table 2.9, what is the metal you found?
Density = Mass / Volume
Density = 217 g / 19.2 cm³
Density= 11.3 g/cm³
The metal is lead.
2.77) Solve each of the following problems:
a. A urine sample has a density of 1.030 g/mL. What is the specific gravity of the sample?
b. A 20.0-mL sample of a glucose IV solution that has a mass of 20.6 g. What is the density
of the glucose solution?
c. The specific gravity of a vegetable oil is 0.92. What is the mass, in grams, of 750 mL of
vegetable oil?
d. A bottle containing 325 g of cleaning solution is used to clean hospital equipment. If the
cleaning solution has a specific gravity of 0.850, what volume, in milliliters, of solution was
used?
(a) Specific Gravity from Density:
Specific gravity= Density of the substance / Density of water
Specific gravity = 1.030 g/mL / 1.000 g/mL
Specific gravity = 1.03
(b) Density from Mass and Volume:
Density = Mass / Volume
Density = 20.6 g / 20.0 mL
Density = 1.03 g/mL
(c) Mass of Vegetable Oil from Specific Gravity and Volume:
Specific gravity= Density of the vegetable oil / Density of water
Density of vegetable oil = Specific gravity × Density of water
Density of vegetable oil = 0.92 × 1.000 g/mL
Density of vegetable oil = 0.92 g/mL
Density = Mass / Volume
Mass= density x volume
Mass = 750 mL × 0.92 g/mL
Mass = 690 g
(d) Volume of Solution from Mass and Specific Gravity:
Specific gravity= Density of the cleaning solution / Density of water
Density of cleaning solution = Specific gravity × Density of water
Density of cleaning solution = 0.850 × 1.000 g/mL
Density of cleaning solution = 0.850 g/mL
Density = Mass / Volume
Volume= Mass/Density
Volume = 325 g / 0.850 g/mL
Volume = 382 mL