An aspirin dose of 5.0mg per kg of body weight has been prescribed to reduce the fever of an infant weighing 9.5 lbs. How many milligrams of aspirin should be administered. ( 1 kg = 2.2 lbs)
An aspirin dose of 5.0mg per kg of body weight has been prescribed to reduce the...
Assume that a lethal dose of aspirin is 50 mg per kg of body weight. How many 81 mg aspirin tablets (baby aspirin) would produce a lethal dose for a 25-pound child?
The maximum dosage of an antihistamine is listed as 12 mg per kg of body weight per day. A doctor prescribes 147.3 mg to be given to a child twice a day. If the child weighs 49.0 lbs, has the child been prescribed a safe dosage and why? 1 kg = 2.2 lbs
A patient in the emergency room is prescribed morphine for acute pain at a dose of 0.10 mg of drug per kg of body weight. The pharmacist has 5 mg tablets of morphine. How many tablets should be given to a 220 pound adult patient? (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
The loading dose of phenytoin in children is 20 mg/kg of body weight to be infused at a rate of 0.5 mg/kg/minute. Over how many minutes should the dose be administered to a 32 lb child?
help - Children: Optiray 320 at doses of 0.5 to 3 mL/kg of body weight has produced diagnostic opacification of the excretory tract. The usual dose for children is 1 to 1.5 mL/kg. Dosage for infants and children should be administered in proportion to their age and body weight. The total administered dose should not exceed 3 mL/kg. The radiologist has requested a dose of 1 mL/kg for an 8-year-old child weighing 60 pounds. What is the volume of contrast...
How to solve these problems ? ANSWER 7. Celontin (Methsuximide) has been prescribed for a patient weighing 14.6 kg. The drug literature recommends a maximum of 30 mg/kg/day. The drug is administered in 4 divided doses over a 24 hour period. You determine that a maximum safe dose for this patient? ANSWER Lincocin (Lincomycin) has been prescribed for a patient currently weighing 88 pounds. The drug literature recommends 10 mgkg day. In checking the appropriateness of the drug order, you...
An infant acetaminophen suspension contains 80 mg/0.80 mL suspension. The recommended dose is 15 mg/kg body weight. How many mL of this suspension should be given to an infant weighing 20 lb? (Assume two significant figures.) Express your answer using two significant figures.
A dose of methylnaltrexone bromide is administered to patients weighing over 251 lbs at a level of 0.15 mg per kilogram of body mass. Each dose is administered through a subcutaneous injection every other day. If a patient weighs 264 lbs and the methylnaltrexone bromide solution has a concentration of 20 mg/ml, how many milliliters will be administered in a period of two weeks?
A dose of methylnaltrexone bromide is administered to patients weighing over 251 lbs at a level of 0.15 mg per kilogram of body mass. Each dose is administered through a subcutaneous injection every other day. If a patient weighs 264 lbs and the methylnaltrexone bromide solution has a concentration of 20 mg/ml, how many milliliters will be administered in a period of two weeks?
IV. Dosage Calculation by Body Mass 16. Fluorouracil 12 mg/kg/day IV, not to exceed 800 mg/day. The adult weighs 132 lbs. How many mg of the drug should the client receive per day? 17. Luminal 10 mg/kg IV. Client weighs 45 kg. How many ml should be administered if the stock is 130 mg/ml? 18. Diphenhydramine 50 mg qid. Weight = 15 lbs, Drug dosage = 20-40 mg/kg/day a) How many mL of the drug should be administered if the...