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vinney12

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A 2-year-old child is starting enoxaparin (Lovenox) to treat a thrombosis.
 
  The child weighs 32 lb. According to your calculation, the dose to be given twice a day is ___________________ _ mg, for each of the two doses.

Question 2

A child weighing 32 kg (74.4 lb) is taking iron.
 
  By your calculation, the daily dose of the drug for this child would be_________________ ___ mg/day, in two divided doses.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS:
14.5
1 mg/kg/dose; child weighs 14.54 kg

Answer to Question 2

ANS:
96
3 mg x 32 kg = 96 mg/kg, which is the daily dose by weight.



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