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ashley

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Order: Ery-Ped (erythromycin ethylsuccinate) oral suspension 20 mg/kg/daily PO, in four equally divided doses. The label on the bottle reads, 400 mg/5 mL, and the child weighs 65 lb.
 
  Calculate the number of milliliters that you should administer. 1. 3.25 mL
  2. 1.2 mL
  3. 8.9 mL
  4. 1.8 mL

Question 2

Prepare a 50 mg dose from a label reading 250 mg/5 mL.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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mcinincha279

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

4
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Answer to Question 2

1 mL


ashley

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Excellent

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