Question

SECTION 1 Clinical Calculations Ch 5. Order: clindamycin 10 mg/kg/day IV in three divided doses for tract infection Supply: clindamycin 150 mg/ml Childs weight: 10 kg How many milliliters per dose will you draw from the vial?- Clindamycin Phosphate Injection, USP stere S 60 mL n 150 mg/mL FOR IM OR IV USE Courtesy of Astra Pharmaceutical Products 24 6 8 10 12 14 16 m 10 20 30 40 .50 .60 70 80 .90 1.00mL 6. Order: Claforan 100 mg/kg/day IV in two divided doses for infection Supply: Claforan 1 g10 ml. Neonates weight: 2045 g How many milliliters per dose will you draw from the vial?_ 10 12 14 16 m 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1.00m 7. Order gentamicin 2.5 mg/kg/dose IV every 12 hours for gram-negative 0 bacillary infection Supply: gentamicin 40 mg/mL Neonates weight: 1182 g How many milligrams per dose will the neonate receive?

Answer 1

5. Ordered dose Clindamycin 10mg/kg/day i.v in 3 devided dosage.

Supply quantity Clindamycin150mg/ml.

The child weighs 10kg.

The child dose will be

10mg/kg x 10kg = 100mg

The client will receive 100mg in 3 divided dosages, so the client will get 33.33mg in a single dose.

Supply quantity Clindamycin150mg/ml.

$33.33mg\div 150mg/ml=0.22ml$

Answer- The nurse will draw 0.22ml/dose from the vial.

6.

Order dose 100mg/kg/day i.v in 2 divided dosages.

Supply quantity 1gm/10ml

Neonate weighs 2045gm(2.045 kg)

The neonate will receive

$100mg/kg\times 2.045kg=204.5mg$

The patient will receive 204.5 mg in 2 divided dosages, so the patient will receive 102.25mg in a single dose.

Supply quantity 1gm/10ml

that means 1000mg/10ml (100mg/ml)

$102.25mg\div 100mg/ml=1.02ml$

Answer- The nurse will draw 1.02 ml from the vial.

7.

Order dose Gentamycin 2.5mg/kg/dose i.v eery 12hrly

Supply quantity Gentamycin 40mg/ml

Neonate weighs 1182 gm(1.182kg)

The neonate will receive

$2.5mg/kg\times 1.182kg=2.955mg$

The neonate will receive 2.955mg in 2 divided dosages, so the neonate will receive 1.4775mg in a single dose.

Supply quantity 40mg/ml

$1.4775mg\div 40mg/ml=0.0369ml$

Answer:- The nurse will draw 0.0369ml from the vial.