Question

5. Karen weighs 29 pounds. You want to order Zithromax, 10mg/kg/d for day 1 then 5 mg/kg/day on days 2 through 5. You will use 200mg/5ml. What will you order?

6. James is a 4-year-old who weighs 35 kilograms. You want to prescribe erythromycin for him. You will use erythromycin 400 mg/5ml. The dosage is 50mg/kg/day in 4 divided dosages for 14 days. What will you order?

7. Mia is a 5-year-old who weighs 65 pounds. You want to order clarithromycin 250 mg/5 ml for her. The dosage is 15 mg/kg/day in two divided dosages for 10 days. What will you order?

8. Jerry is newly retired and complaining of insomnia. He is 66-years-old and weighs 210 pounds. What medication and dose would you prescribe for him.

Answer 1

1 solution - liven: Weight of patient is 29 pound Weight of patient in kg - 29 =13163 U 2.203 113.163 kg tomg/kg/day 10X 13.163 = 131.63 mg.. 5X13.163 = 65.815 mg TV 200mg in Smeg Som 131.63mg will be brevent = 131.63.45 200 = 3.290 mL 65.815 will be present in = 65.8158S 11.64 mL 200

2. Solution - Weight of patient - 35 kg somg/kg/day 35x50 = 1750 mg 400mg 1750nda present will be in sme present = 175085 400 21-87.5 mL Weight of patient = 65 lb Weight of patient in kg = 65 ( 2-203 = 29.505 kg i u 15 mg / kg = 29.505X 15 1 = 442.57 na. 2somg present in sme 442.5ting will be present = 442.57x5. 250 2 8.851 mL

Weight of patient 210 lb Weight of patient = 210 2:203 2 = 95.45 kg Dose for Insomnia pana = 2-bmg / day /kg bolso 95.45X2 = 190mg