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deka, hecto, kilo,
deci, centi, milli, micro
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1. Order: Give "Drug C" IV piggyback for a child weighing 66 lb. at a dosage of 50 mg/kg/day in divided doses q6h. How many mg would each dose contain?
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2. Order: Tetracycline Elixir qid for a child weighing 50 lb at a dosage of 8 mg/kg/day in equally divided doses. How many mg would one does contain? Tetracycline is supplied at 50 mg per 7…
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3. Order: Quinidine for an adult patient weighing 110 lb. at a dosage of 25 mg/kg/day q6h. How many mg should the dose contain? Quinidine is supplied as 300 mg tablets. How many should be…
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4. Order: Ampicillin IVPB for a child weighing 55 lb. at a dosage of 20mg/kg/day in 4 equally divided doses. How many mg would be given per dose? The Ampicillin is supplied as 250 mg in 1.5…
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5. Order: Pronestyl orally for a patient who weighs 198 lb. at a dose of 25 mg/kg/day given at 6 hour intervals. Give _____ mg.
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6. Order: Garamycin 35 mg IM q6h for a child weighing 42 lb. The recommended dose is 6 - 7.5 mg/kg/day in 4 equally divided doses. Is the order within the safe range? Garamycin is…
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7. Order: Tylenol suspension 1/2 tsp po q4h prn for fever for a child weighing 32 lb. The medication is supplied as 325 mg per 10 mL The recommended dose is 25 - 35 mg/kg/day q4h prn …
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8. Order: "Drug X" 1g q4h po. The patient weighs 198 lb. The recommended dose is 40 - 50 mg/kg/day. Is the ordered dose safe?
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9. Order: Erythromycin 300 mg po q6h for a 75 lb patient. Safe range is 30 - 50 mg/kg/day. Is the ordered dose safe?
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10. Order: Theophylline loading dose 200 mg po for a 66 lb. child. Drug handbook states, "po loading dose should not exceed 5 mg/kg." Is the ordered dose safe?
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