Question

Ampicillin 310 mg/ 10.33 ml IV every 6 hours is ordered. The recommended dose is 100-300 mg/kg/day. The child weighs 4.26 kg. Ampicillin needs to infuse over 15 minutes.

a. Is this a safe dose?

b. What rate would you set the syringe pump?

Answer 1

Ampicillin 310 mg/10.33ml IV every 6 hours means child receives a total of ampicillin of 1240 mg/106.7 ml per day

weight of the child $\doteq$ 4.26 kg .recommeended dose is 100-300 mg/kg/day means the child is recommended 426-1278 mg of ampicillin per day.

the child is receiving 1240mg of ampicillin per day so it is safe.

rate to be set on infusion pump.

310mg/10.33 ml to be given in 15 minutes

(10.33$\div$15) $\ast$ 60 minutes per hour $\doteq$ 41.32 ml per hour = 41 ml per hour