Question

1. Baby M. requires Naloxone for respiratory depression 15 minutes after birth due to a narcotic given to the mother 20 minutes prior to birth. The baby weighs 8 pounds. The prescribed dose of Naloxone to be given is 0.1 mg/kg intramuscularly. The drug is available in the medication dispensing system as a 1 mg/ml concentration. a. How many kg does the baby weigh? (Round the final answer to two decimal places) b. How many mg of the drug should be given? (Round the final answer to two decimal places) c. What is the volume in ml to be injected? (Round the final answer to two decimal places) 2. A pregnant woman with severe cardiac decompensation is hospitalized and requires Digoxin therapy to treat heart failure. The order is for 0.25 mg Digoxin IV every A.M. You have on hand Digoxin 0.5 mg/2ml. How many ml. will you give? (Round the final answer to the nearest whole number).

Answer 1

a- 8 pound= 3.6kg

B- 3.6×.1= .36mg drug given

C- volume of drug injected- 1mg in 1ml so .36 ml drug given