Weight of Emma = 36.74 kg
Amoxycillin per kg in one day = 90 mg
Total Amoxycillin in one day = 3306.6 mg
Amoxycillin per 8 hourly = 1102.2mg
Strength should be 250 mg for less number of tablet
Tablet = 1102.2/ 250 4.5 approx
Total chewable in one day = 4.5*3 13.5 tablet
Chewable in 7 days,= 7*13.5 = 94 tablets
You diagnosed 7 year old Emma with right otitis media. Emma weighs 81 lbs. You order...
You diagnosed 7 year old Emma with right otitis media. Emma weighs 81 lbs. You order amoxicillin 90 mg/kg a day divided every 8 hours for seven days. Amoxicillin chewable comes in 125 mg or 250 mg strength What strength will you order? How many chewable will you order?
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Amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day divided q 12h is prescribed for a 1 month old infant with otitis media. The infant weighs 4 kg. Your bottle of amoxicillin is labeled 200 mg / 5 mL. How many mL will you give the infant for each dose? .
23. David will be starting on amoxicillin for acute otitis media. He weights 129 lbs. Patients > 40 kg or more, the dose is 250-500 mg every eight hours or 500-875 mg every twelve hours. Calculate David's eight hour dose range? Calculate David's twelve hour dose range? Page 5
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PN 105 Fundamentals of Nursing I Otitis Media - Amoxicillin SA, age 6 years, has otitis media. The health care provider ordered amoxicillin 250 mg. every 8 hours. The nurse asks SA's parent if SA is allergic to any drugs, and the parent says that SA is allergic to penicillin. 1. What are the similarities and differences in penicillin and amoxicillin? Explain your answer. 2. What nursing actions should the nurse take and why? The health care provider changed the...