Dimensional Analysis for Vet Science

A dog weighs 25 kilograms. If the recommended dosage of a medication is 0.1 mg/kg, how many milligrams of the medication should the dog receive?

• 0.25 mg

• 25 mg

• 2.5 mg

• 0.025 mg

If a medication is available in 50 mg tablets, and the prescribed dose for a cat is 25 mg, how many tablets should be administered?

• 2 tablets

• 3 tablets

• 0.5 tablets

• 1 tablet

A horse needs to receive 2 liters of fluid therapy over 8 hours. How many milliliters of fluid should be administered per hour?

• 100 ml/hour

• 500 ml/hour

• 1 liter/hour

• 250 ml/hour

A cat needs to receive 0.5 ml of medication. If the medication is available in a concentration of 100 mg/ml, how many milligrams of the medication should be administered?

• 50 mg

• 0.05 mg

• 0.005 mg

• 5 mg

If a medication is prescribed at a dosage of 5 mg/lb, and a dog weighs 20 pounds, how many milligrams of the medication should be administered?

• 50 mg

• 200 mg

• 10 mg

• 100 mg

A bird needs to receive 0.2 ml of medication. If the medication is available in a concentration of 50 mg/ml, how many milligrams of the medication should be administered?

• 10 mg

• 5 mg

• 0.5 mg

• 15 mg

A dog weighs 30 pounds. If the recommended dosage of a medication is 0.2 mg/lb, how many milligrams of the medication should the dog receive?

• 12 mg

• 3 mg

• 0.6 mg

• 6 mg

A cat needs to receive 0.3 ml of medication. If the medication is available in a concentration of 80 mg/ml, how many milligrams of the medication should be administered?

• 8 mg

• 0.8 mg

• 24 mg

• 3 mg

If a medication is prescribed at a dosage of 10 mg/kg, and a rabbit weighs 2 kilograms, how many milligrams of the medication should be administered?

• 20 mg

• 5 mg

• 15 mg

• 25 mg

A 33 pound dog needs 100 mg/kg of medication that comes in tablets of 500 mg. How many tablets do you give?

• 1.5 tablets

• 2 tablets

• 3 tablets

• 4 tablets