Order: Amoxicillin oral suspension 40 mg/kg/day PO, in three ...

[future617RT]

Order: Amoxicillin oral suspension 40 mg/kg/day PO, in three divided doses. The label on the bottle reads, 125 mg/5 mL, and the child weighs 65 pounds. Calculate the number of milliliters that you should administer.
 
  1. 0.14 mL
  2. 34.7 mL
  3. 15.7 mL
  4. 47.3 mL

Question 2

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 pounds.
 
  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

[bpool94]

Answer to Question 1

4

Global Rationale: 65 lb  kg/2.2 lb  40 mg/kg  5 mL/125 mg = 47.3 mL/d

Answer to Question 2

4

Global Rationale: 65 lb/1  kg/2.2 lb  20 mg/kg  5 mL/400 mg = 7.4 mL/d.

[future617RT]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[dyrone]

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