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nramada

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The recommended dosage of Rocephin is 50 to 100 mg/kg/day divided into two equal doses. The physician has ordered Rocephin 200 mg IM b.i.d. for a child who weighs 5,000 g. The Rocephin vial contains 1 g of medication that must be reconstituted with 3.6 mL of diluent to yield 1 g per 4 mL.
 
  Compute the recommended minimum and maximum amount of milligrams that the child should receive per dose.
 
  minimum: __________ mg maximum: __________ mg
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The recommended dosage of Rocephin is 50 to 100 mg/kg/day divided into two equal doses. The physician has ordered Rocephin 200 mg IM b.i.d. for a child who weighs 5,000 g. The Rocephin vial contains 1 g of medication that must be reconstituted with 3.6 mL of diluent to yield 1 g per 4 mL.
 
  Compute the recommended minimum and maximum amount of milligrams that the child should receive per day.
 
  minimum: __________ mg maximum: __________ mg
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word



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Answer to Question 1

b.i.d. = twice daily



250 mg  2 doses = 125 mg/dose minimum



500 mg  2 doses = 250 mg/dose maximum



Answer to Question 2

250 mg/day minimum; 500 mg/day maximum



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