Prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day is ordered for a 9 year old child with asthma. The child weighs 30 kg. Your bottle of prednisolone is labeled 15 mg / 5 mL. How many mL will you give the child at each dose?
Answer Prednisolone 1 mg/kg/day is order
So 1mg/30kg/day =30mg
Labeled 15mg/5ml
Example = desire dose/available dose multiply drop factor
30/15 multiply 5 = 10 ml
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