10.1. The LD50 of a hazardous chemical is 32 mg/kg. What is the corresponding dosage for...
A doctor administers a drug to a 32-kg patient, using a dosage formula of 45 mg/kg/day. Assume that the drug is available in a 100mg per 5 mL suspension or in 200mg tablets. a. How many tablets should a 32-kg patient take every four hours? b. The suspension with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL delivers the drug intravenously to the patient over a twelve-hour period. What flow rate should be used in units of gtt/hr?
1. The LD50 of cocaine is 95.1 mg/kg. Calculate the concentration of a solution, in molarity if they drank 1 liter of it. 100 g / 303.346 g/mol = 0.329 mol of cocaine. 0.329 mol/ 1 L= 0.329 M for molarity. Is this correct? 2. Find one other concentration unit [mass/mass (g/g) or mass/volume (g/ml) percentage, ppm or ppb] that would be toxic to a 85 kg person. Assume the density of a solution of your substance is the same...
IV. Dosage Calculation by Body Mass 16. Fluorouracil 12 mg/kg/day IV, not to exceed 800 mg/day. The adult weighs 132 lbs. How many mg of the drug should the client receive per day? 17. Luminal 10 mg/kg IV. Client weighs 45 kg. How many ml should be administered if the stock is 130 mg/ml? 18. Diphenhydramine 50 mg qid. Weight = 15 lbs, Drug dosage = 20-40 mg/kg/day a) How many mL of the drug should be administered if the...
The child's height is 120 cm, and weight is 40 kg. The adult dosage for a medication is 250 mg. a. What is the BSA? and what is the child's dosage?
The recommended pediatric IV dosage of Lasix is 1 mg/kg not to exceed 6 mg/kg. The child weighs 55 lbs. Lasix is available in 10 mg/ml. What is the volume to be administered IV initially?
The adult dpsage of a medication is 50 mg. What will the dosage be for child with a BSA of 0.7 square meter?
The recommended dosage for Cefaclor (Ceclor) suspension is 12 to 25 mg/kg/day divided into three doses. The child receiving cefaclor (Ceclor) weighs 62 lbs. What is the recommended range for the individual dose when ordered as three times daily for this child?
388 Section 3 Drug Dosage Calculations FUROSEMIDE 10 mg per ml - kg 13. Order: furosemide oral solution 10 mg p l . for a child who weighs 16th The recommended pediatric dosage is 0.5 to 2 mg/kg bid. Child's weight: Recommended minimum single dosage for this child mg dose Recommended maximum single dosage for this child: Is the ordered dosage safe? 14. If the dosage ordered in question 13 is safe, give describe what you should do - mpdose...
11. The recommended dosage range of cephalexin is 50 to 100 mg/kg/day in four equal doses. The recommended dosage range for each dose, if given q.i.d., to a child weighing 66 lb what is the dose range for 24 hours?
10. The recommended dosage of clindamycin oral suspension is 8 to 25 mg/kg/day in four divided doses. The client weighs 30 kg. What is the dose range for 24 hours (include minimum and maximum)