Question

6-10 Prescriber orders enoxaparin (Lovenox) 1mg/kg/day of body weight, twice a day subcutaneous, for a patient post op day # 2 for a total knee replacement. The patient we 175 lbs. Lovenox (enavaparin sodium injection) ONY 80mg/0.8mL [100mg/ml Lot Exp NDC0075-0622-80 sanofi-aventis US.LLC 50081229 6. How much does this patient weigh in kg? Round to the nearest 10h Please show your worl 7. How many mg of enoxaparin will the patlent receive in a day? Please show your work 8. How many mg of enoxaparin will the patient receive per dose? Because the patient is receiv twice a day or BID, you need the total daily dose by 2 Round to the nearest 100". Please show y work 9. How much enoxaparin would be drawn up? Use the label to find what's on hand. Round the nearest 100 Please show your work 10. A client is receiving levothyroxine 0.15 mg by mouth daily at 6am 3 P.AS.S. Homework 3.19 LD

Answer 1

( Levonor) Enoxa pasip :- Given : Recommended dose - Img/kg/day - weight patient = 175 lbsº 6.7 To find: weight in kg = ? 1 lbs = 0.4535 kg i 175 lbs = x kg x = 0.4535 x 175 = 79.378 kg. By Rounding the figure to 10th place - 175 lbs = 79.4kg. 77 Dose - weight x Recommended dose = 79.4 x 1 Dose taken - 79.4. by patient.

But patient is taking this dose in BD (Twice a day) Total dose = 2 x 79.4. Total dose 158.8 mg (patient will recieve this close in . a day) 87 Patient dose - Dose Recommended & weight. I X79.4 Dose = 79-4 mg Iday. - Patient will recieve 49.4 mg per dose. Total (BD) dose = 2x79.4. = 158.8 By rounding to booth place 158.80 20.01. 97 Giren : 100 mg/ml If 100 mg in 1 m) Then 79.4 mg in ami o Loo x x 1479.4 i. - x = 79.4 a 100 x=0.794 m) i. single dose will be of 0.79 4ml = 0.79 m) Rounded to nearest Looth place = 0 -elm) olm?