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...
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
1. The medication order for Mr. Stevenson reads: "Give 100 mg/kg of body weight. If Mr. Stevenson weighs 143 lb, how many grams should he receive? 2. The medication order for Bobby Kent, a 12 lb child reads, "Vancomycin 10 mg/kg IV X 1 preop." The medication label reads, "Vancomycin 10 mg/ml." What volume of the medication must be drawn up to deliver the dose for the patient by IV infusion? 3. Dr. Lozon orders a prophylactic 2 mg/kg dose...
A prescription medication requires 6.11 mg per kg of body weight. How much g/lb of body weight? Convert this quantity to the number of grams required per pound of body weight.
A prescription medication requires 7.16 mg per kg of body weight. Convert this quantity to the number of grams required per pound of body weight
If the pediatric dosage of chlorothiazide (DIURIL) is 10 to 20 mg/kg of body weight per day in a single dose or two divided doses, not to exceed 375 mg/day, calculate the daily dosage range of an oral suspension containing 250 mg chlorothiazide per 5 mL that should be administered to a 48-lb child.
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 dosage recommendation for medication A is 5.03 mg A/Kg of body weight. How many cc of medication should be given to a patient who weighs 144 lbs if the solution contains 18.7 mg of medication per cc.
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?
The RDA of calcium for an adult is 1200 mg/day. Every milligram of a calcium carbonate tablet provides 0.4 mg of elemental calcium. How many 650-mg calcium carbonate tablets are needed to provide the RDA of calcium? Round off the answer upward to the nearest whole number.