Question

number two please

pertensive will you administer? 2. Order: Robinul (glycopyrrolate) 4 mcg/kg IM q3h. The strength in the vial is 0.2 mg/m L, and the patient weighs 46 kg. How many milliliters of this preanesthetic will you administer? 3. Order: Neupogen (filgrastim) 5 meg/kg subcut daily

Answer 1

Prescribed robinul of 4 mcg/kg intramuscular every 3rd hourly

Available vial is 0.2 mg/ml

Patient weight is 46 kgs

Required dose is 4 mcg $\times$ 46 kgs = 184 mcg

184 mcg = 0.184 mg (to convert mcg to mg divide mcg with 1000)

0.184 mg can be rounded to 0.2 mg (as we can add 1 value to the before the number if it is above 5, here 8)

The available vial contains 0.2 mg for 1 ml.

We must administer 1 ml of pre-anaesthetic intramuscularly every 3rd hourly.