Ordered: Acetaminophen 15mg/kg/dose every 4-6hrs as needed for fever. Available: Acetaminophen 160/5mL. The patient weighs 70 lbs. How many mL will you administer for one dose? ( Round to the nearest tenth)
Ordered: Acetaminophen 15mg/kg/dose every 4-6hrs as needed for fever
The patient weighs 70 lbs= 70/2.2 kg= 31.81 kg (since 1 kg = 2.2 lbs or pounds)
Hence as per patient's weight required dose= 31.81X 15= 477.15 mg/ dose every 4-6hrs
Available: Acetaminophen 160/5mL.
Means 32 mg/ml
How many mL will you administer for one dose?
32 mg is available in 1 ml
1 mg will be available in 1/32 ml
Hence 477.15 mg will be available in = (1/32) X 477.15 ml
= 14.91 ml= 15 ml (as rounded to nearest tenth)
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