Question

a pharmacy technician is processing a prescription for potassium citrate 10 meq tablets that reads, \take 2 tab po bid.\ the technician should identify that which of the following is the total daily dosage for this prescription?
20 meq
30 meq
40 meq
10 meq

question 21
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a pharmacy technician is processing a prescription that calls for a patient to take 45 ml by mouth once daily. the technician should recognize that 45 ml is equal to which of the following amounts?
2 tsp
3 tbsp

Explanation:

First Sub - Question (Total Daily Dosage)

Step1: Understand the prescription details

The prescription is for potassium citrate 10 mEq tablets, with the instruction "Take 2 tab po bid". "bid" means twice a day, and each tablet is 10 mEq.

Step2: Calculate dosage per administration

For each administration, the dosage is the number of tablets times the strength per tablet. So, \(2\times10 = 20\) mEq per administration.

Step3: Calculate total daily dosage

Since it is taken twice a day (bid), the total daily dosage is the dosage per administration times the number of administrations per day. So, \(20\times2=40\) mEq? Wait, no, wait. Wait, "bid" is twice a day. Wait, each tablet is 10 mEq, take 2 tablets each time, twice a day. So first, per dose: \(2\times10 = 20\) mEq. Then, twice a day: \(20\times2 = 40\) mEq? Wait, no, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, "po bid" means by mouth twice a day. So each time you take 2 tablets of 10 mEq. So per dose: 2 10 = 20 mEq. Twice a day: 20 2 = 40 mEq? But let's check again. Wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the options are 20, 30, 40, 10. Wait, maybe "bid" is twice a day, so 2 tablets each time, two times a day. So 2 10 2 = 40? But let's think again. Wait, maybe the first step: each tablet is 10 mEq, take 2 tablets, so per dose is 210 = 20 mEq. Then, since it's bid (twice a day), total daily is 202 = 40 mEq. So the answer should be 40 mEq. Wait, but let's check the options. The options are 20, 30, 40, 10. So 40 mEq is an option.

Wait, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, "bid" is twice a day. So 2 tablets each time, two times a day. So 2 (tablets) 10 (mEq/tablet) 2 (times a day) = 40 mEq. Yes.

Second Sub - Question (Volume Conversion)

Step1: Recall volume conversion factors

We know that 1 tablespoon (tbsp) is equal to 15 milliliters (mL), and 1 teaspoon (tsp) is equal to 5 mL.

Step2: Convert 45 mL to tablespoons

To find out how many tablespoons are in 45 mL, we divide the total volume in mL by the volume per tablespoon. So, \(\frac{45}{15}=3\) tbsp.
To check with teaspoons: \(\frac{45}{5} = 9\) tsp, which is not one of the options (the visible options are 2 tsp and 3 tbsp). So 45 mL is equal to 3 tbsp.

First Sub - Question Answer:

40 mEq

Second Sub - Question Answer:

3 tbsp

Answer:

Step1: Recall volume conversion factors

We know that 1 tablespoon (tbsp) is equal to 15 milliliters (mL), and 1 teaspoon (tsp) is equal to 5 mL.

Step2: Convert 45 mL to tablespoons

To find out how many tablespoons are in 45 mL, we divide the total volume in mL by the volume per tablespoon. So, \(\frac{45}{15}=3\) tbsp.
To check with teaspoons: \(\frac{45}{5} = 9\) tsp, which is not one of the options (the visible options are 2 tsp and 3 tbsp). So 45 mL is equal to 3 tbsp.

First Sub - Question Answer:

40 mEq

Second Sub - Question Answer:

3 tbsp