Question

Order Digoxin 18 mcg po twice daily. Child weighs 7 pounds. The safe range is 10-12 mcg/kg/24 hours.

How many mcg will you administer per dose?

Answer 1

here minimum dose that can be given is 31.8 mcg in 24 hour . That is 15.9 mcg po twice .. maximam is 38.8 .. to maintain 18mcg po twice we can administer 17.5 mcg twice .. it will also come under safe dose range .

Range is 10-12 mcg/kg / 24 howl. » Order of digoxin is 18 mcg plo twice y Hence in 24 hoor total digoxin consumption will be. BX 2 = 36 mcg plo Safe dose sange is 10-12 mcg/kg/24 hour. orange of dose Here minimum dess is 10 meg/kg/24 hour. maximum dose is 12 mcg/kg/24 howr. Hence in safe dose calcution formula Minimum dose Weight x 1 kq x 10 y = Cody 2-2(kg) 1 Key per day toy - 7x yax = 700 700 = 31.3 meg Similarly = 760 FX &zx 990 33:18 10-12 is a range so, considering 11 / 2 X U = 770 = 35