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jrubin

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Directions: Calculate the following children's dosages.
 
  Order: Lanoxin (digoxin) elixir 0.1 mg p.o. daily
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  How many milliliters will you administer? _____ mL

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Directions: Determine the volume of solution that must be added to the burette in the following problem. Determine the rate in gtt/min for each IV when a microdrop is used, then the rate in mL/hr for a controller.
 
  The volume of a 75-mg dosage of medication is 3 mL. Dilute to 55 mL and infuse over 45 minutes.
  a. Dilution volume: _____
  b. gtt/min: _____
  c. mL/hr: _____


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cegalasso

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

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Answer to Question 2

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a. 52 mL
b. 73 microgtt/min or 73 gtt/min
c. 73 mL/hr


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Reply #2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thank you :)


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Reply #3 on: Jul 3, 2018
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