Medical Math
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A resident is to receive 1 milligram of medication per dose. If a solution has 8 milligrams of medication in 40 milliliters of solution, how much solution should the resident receive?
a. / 10 milliliters / c. / 5 millilitersb. / 8 milliliters / d. / 3 milliliters
2. A radiology patient needs to drink one liter of contrast fluid prior to a procedure. How many 250 cc. containers will the patient need to drink?
a. / 4 / c. / 2b. / 2.5 / d. / 1.5
3. Two yards of elastic bandage is needed to wrap an athlete’s ankle. How many meters of bandage will be used?
a. / 4 / c. / 2b. / 3 / d. / 1
4. The number of ml that a 500 cc container can hold is:
a. / 0.500 m. / c. / 500 mlb. / 50. ml / d. / 5000 ml
5. A premature infant weighing 650 grams weighs how many milligrams?
a. / 0.650 mg / c. / 65,000 mgb. / 650,000 mg / d. / 6.50 mg
6. How many mm of gauze bandage is needed to cover a wound that is 6 cm in length?
a. / 600 mm / c. / 6.0 mmb. / 60.0 mm / d. / 0.60 mm
7. The average adult brain weighs 40-60 ounces or how many kg?
a. / 2.0-3.5 kg / c. / .75- 1 kgb. / 1.1-1.7 kg / d. / 0.5-.9 kg
8. Susie has been on a diet and has lost 4 kilograms. How amny pounds has she lost?
a. / 9 lbs / c. / 5 lbsb. / 8 lbs / d. / 4 lbs
9. Johnny weighed 13 lbs on his 2 month check-up. How many kilograms did he weigh?
a. / 8 kg / c. / 6 kgb. / 7 kg / d. / 5 kg
10. The capacity of the right atrium is approximately 1.9 ounces. What does this equal in cc’s?
a. / 60 cc / c. / 45 ccb. / 57 cc / d. / 30 cc
11. How many ml of liquid medication can a teaspoon hold?
a. / 15 / c. / 5b. / 12 / d. / 2
12. Which kitchen utensil is BEST to use when measuring 15 ml of cough syrup?
a. / cup / c. / infant spoonb. / tablespoon / d. / dropper
13. What is the lenght in inches of a newborn baby measured to be 56 cm?
a. / 22 / c. / 19.5b. / 21 / d. / 18
14. A surgical scar which measures 5.1 cm is how many inches long?
a. / 2.75 / c. / 2.25b. / 2.5 / d. / 2.0
15. A surgeon removes a 100 gm tumor from a patient. How many ounces does this tumor weigh?
a. / 4.1 / c. / 3.2b. / 3.6 / d. / 2.5
16. Approximately how many kilograms does a 225 pound patient weigh?
a. / 104 / c. / 100b. / 102 / d. / 98
17. 10 milliliters is equal to 10
a. / cubic centimeters / c. / decilitersb. / centimeters / d. / liters
18. How many milliliters are in four liters?
a. / 4000 / c. / 400b. / 40 / d. / 4
19. How many cc’s are in one liter of fluid?
a. / 1500 / c. / 500b. / 1000 / d. / 50
20. How many Kg are equal to 40 lbs?
a. / 20 kg / c. / 13 kgb. / 18 kg / d. / 15 kg