Question

You are to give 15 mg/kg/day of chocolate syrup by mouth in divided doses QID to a patient who weighs 198 lbs. The drug on hand is 150 mg/ml. How many ml(s) will you give for each dose? Record your answer 28. using 1 decimal place(s). You patient weighs 150 lbs and is to receive DDAVP 0.3 mg/kg. The DDAVP will be added to a 100 ml bag of Normal Saline, The infusion will be over 50 minutes. On hand is tubing labeled 10 gtt per ml. DDAVP is available 75 mg per 5 mL vials. 29. (a) How many ml(s) of DDAVP will you add to the IV solution? Record your answer using one decimal place(s). (b) How many drops per minute will this infusion run at? Record your answer using zero decimal place(s). A dehydrated patient needs 3 liters of 0.9% Normal Saline infused IV over 8 hours. The 30. patient does not have any contraindications for this amount of fluid. How will you set the IV pump? Record your answer using 0 decimal place(s).

Answer 1

1. I have to give 15mg/kg/day of chocolate syrup by mouth in divided dose QID to patient who weighs 198 lbs. The drug on hand is 150mg/ml. So i have to 1.5ml per each dose.
2. Patient weighs 150lbs, to recieve DDAVP 0.3mg/kg, it will be added in 100ml normal saline bag over 50 mins.On hand tubing labelled 10gtt per ml.DDAVP is available dose is 75mg per 5 ml. So 1.5ml should be added to IV bag and 0.02 drops per minute will this infusion run at.
3. Dehydrated patient needs 3 liter normal saline over 8 hours, so i will run infusion at 375ml/hr in infusion pump.