Question

1. You are to give Tylenol (120 mg/5mL) to your pediatric patient. The order reads: Give 2 tsp Tylenol every 4 hours as needed for pain/fever.

a. How many mL will you give?

_______

b. How many mg will you give? _______

Answer 1

a. 1 tsp = 4.93 mL or approx 5 mL

the order for tylenol is 2 tsp every 4 hour.

so the number of mL to be given every 4 hour is:

2 x 5 = 10 mL

So, 10 mL is to be given every 4 hour.

b. as the solution of tylonol contain 120 mg/5 mL

it means 120/5 = 24 mg/mL

so for 10 mL, the amount of in mg will be calculated as:

10 x 24 = 240 mg

so 240 mg will be given.