Author Question: Prepare a 100 mg dose from a label reading 100 mg/mL. What will be an ideal ... (Read 36 times)

ashley · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

Prepare a 100 mg dose from a label reading 100 mg/mL.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Order: Phenytoin (Dilantin) 15 mg/kg loading dose IV push stat. Phenytoin is supplied 50 mg/mL and is to be administered at 25 mg/min. How many mL would you administer over how many minutes if the client weighs 65 kg?

1. 19.5 mL over 39 minutes
2. 19.5 mL over 20 minutes
3. 30 mL to be given over 1 hour
4. 30 mL to be given over 30 minutes