4. You are to give Claforan 30mg/kg/day every 8 hours to a child who weighs 81 lbs. The label reads: Claforan 150mg/mL
How many mg will you give the child in a 24 hour period? ________
How many mg will you give the child for one dose? ________
Dose = 30mg /kg/day 8 hrly
weight=81 lbs= 36.7 kg
dose= 30*36.7
= 1100 mg 8 hrly
=1100*3
=3300mg 24 hourly
1100 mg will be given every dose
4. You are to give Claforan 30mg/kg/day every 8 hours to a child who weighs 81...
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