Question

1. Order: Ampicillin IVPB for a child weighing 55 lbs at a dosage of 20 mg/kg/day in 4 equally provided doses. a. How many mg per dose? b. Ampicillin is supplied as 250 mg in 1.5 mb Give 2. Order: Garamycin 35 mg IV q 6h for a child weighing 42 lb. a. The recommended dose is 6-7.5 mg/kg/day in equally divided doses. b. Is the order in the safe range? c. Garamycin is supplied as 80 mg/mbu 3. Order: Tylenol suspension / tsp po 24h prn for fever for a child weighing 32 lb. a. Tylenol is supplied as 325 mg/10 mL b. Recommended dose is 25 - 35 mg/kg/day q4h prn c. How many mg of Tylenol in a teaspoon? d. Is this a safe dose? 4. Order: Erythromycin 300 mg po q6h for a 75 lb patient. a. Safe range is 30 - 50 mg/kg/day. b. Is the order a safe dose? 5. Order: Cefadyl gid IM for a child who weighs 32 lb. a. The drug book recommends Cefadyl 40 mg/kg/day in divided doses b. Give_mg per dose. C. Cefadyl is provided as 250 mg/2.5 ml d. How many mL would you give? 6. Order: Ceclor 20 mg/kg/day for an infant who weighs 12 lb 4oz in divided doses q8hours. a. Give__mg per dose. b. Ceclor is provided as 100 mg /2 mbu c. How many mL would you give? 7. The suggested dose or erythromycin is 40 mg/kg/day qoh a. A neonate weighing 3000 g would receive__mg per dose? b. Erythromycin is provided as 10 mg/ml c. How many mL would you give? 8. Order Ancef 200 mg IV q 4h for a child weighing 22 lbs. a. The recommended dose is 80 - 160 mg/kg/day b. Is the dose safe? c. Ancef is provided as 1 g in 10 mL d. How many mL would you draw up? e. You are to add the Ancef to 10 mL of IV fluid and infuse over f. How fast would you set the IVAC at? hour.

Answer 1

ý ordered Ampicillin - - 20mg 1kg day in 4 equally wt of child - 55 165-25 kg divided closes, cot dos as per weight of child = 25*20 - 500 malferday in each divided doses. a) perdose amont - 500/4=125 mg b) supplied as 250 mg in 1.5 ml = 166.66 mg/ml Hence for 125 mg required mb_125/166.66 m = 0.75 ml. ordered Garamycin = 35 mg in q6h et of child = 142 l6 = 19.09 kq dose as per cate 19.09 x 35=668.15 mg iv q6h Per day dose = 668.15 X4 = 2672.6 mg a he commended dose = 6-7.5 mg (kg/day- = 6 x 19,09 to 7.5 8 19.09 Peu day = 114,54 mg to 143.17 mg I ordered dose is not safe as it not within the safe dose limit as given, y supplied as 80 mg im hine for 2672.6 mg required m =2672.6 80 = 33.40ml

7 Tylenol suspension 1/2 tsp po q 4h pro -2.64ml Child wt = 32. Ub = 14154 kg supplied as 325 mgliem 32.5 mg/ml lucommended dos = 25-35 mg/kg/day q. 4 bpro 25 X 14.54 to 35x14:54 Don required = 32.5x2.64 =85.8 ing tup as per wt. dor - 85.8 x 14.56 = |23.24 và b 9 in 1/2 teaspoon - 85. Bing of The dose is not safe as not is within safe dore, orden - 300 mg po q6h Patient wit 75 16 = 34.og my dose as per et = 34.09 X300 q6h =10 227.21 mg a) safe dan 30-50 mg / kq 1 day - 30x300 to 500x300 - 9000 my to 15000 mg ordered dose is safe as it is within presented the safe dax range!

lefadyt qid Im et of child = 32 16 = 14.54 Kg af he commended - Hong / kg day as per wit the do available on Pen dos be=404 14.54 -581.817 = 250m e my 12.5 ms Vio - 100 mg ** they reg = 581.8114 = 145.45 mg dose in m1 = 145:45 1100 - 1.45 m per dose 9 for 581.81 mg required me = 581.81/100 = 5.81 ml order = 20 mg /kg (day q sh wt of infant - 1216 402 - 12.25 lb - - 5.56 kg available as = 100 mg lami - 50 mg/ml as per wit dose 20x5:56 = 36 mg Perday in m = 36/50 = 0112 ml perdor ml - 0172/3= 0.24 m

suggested don = 40 mg 1kg / day q6h wt. neo nate = 3000 g/m - 3 ka dox will be = 400x3= 120 mg (day q. 6h Per dose = 120/4 = 30 mg available as = roma/ ml. then required mi perdon - 30/10 ml =3ml order = 200 mg q4h wt of child = 22 los = 10 kg dos for this wt of chid = 10x200 = 2000 my 94h recommended dose - 80 - 160 mg 1kq 1 day = 8x10 to 160x10 my day = 800-1600 mg/day available Ancef = 1000 mg/10ml the dog is not storing sml for 200ng required m/= 2000/100 = 2001 10 m 72 hs hate = 10/02 - 20 ml/hr.