Order: Claforan (cefotaxime sodium) 50 mg/kg/day IV in four ...

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Order: Claforan (cefotaxime sodium) 50 mg/kg/day IV in four equally divided doses , infuse in 50 mL DW over 30 minutes via pump. The package insert states to reconstitute the 500 mg vial with 10 mL sterile water, and the child weighs 36 kg.
 
  At what rate will you set the IV pump to run in milliliters per hour? 1. 100 mL/h
  2. 108 mL/h
  3. 118 mL/h
  4. 172 mL/h

Question 2

Order: Lasix (furosemide) oral suspension 2 mg/kg/daily PO, in four equally divided doses. The label on the bottle reads, 40 mg/5 mL, and the child weighs 11 pounds. Calculate the number of milliliters that you should administer.
 
  1. 3.1 mL
  2. 6.05 mL
  3. 0.21 mL
  4. 0.31 mL

[ladyjames123]

Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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[DelorasTo]

Excellent

[parshano]

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