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on: Jul 3, 2018
Order: Ampicillin 1125 mg IV q6h for a child who weighs 33 lb. The safe dosage range is 300 mg/kg/day in equally divided doses as an intermittent infusion q6h.
 
  The drug is diluted to a total of 50 mL in a Buretrol set (microdrip) and is infusing at 25 gtt/min. Calculate the time in minutes to administer the ordered dosage and determine if it is a safe dosage. _______________
  a. 120 minutes
  b. 60 minutes
  c. 12 minutes
  d. Hold and clarify orderunderdose

Question 2

The recommended daily dosage of phenobarbital is 4 to 6 mg/kg/day in divided doses q12h. A safe dosage for a child weighing 55 lb is _______________.
 
  a. 80 mg
  b. 160 mg
  c. 120 mg
  d. 60 mg


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

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


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