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Order: Gentamicin 90 mg IV q8h for a l3-year-old child who weighs 38 kg. The recommended children's dosage is 2 to 2.5 mg/kg q8h. Dilute the medication to 75 mL in a Buretrol and administer over 40 minutes. The administration set is a microdrip.
 
  Calculate the drops/minute (gtt/min) and determine if it is a safe dosage. _____
  a. Hold and clarify orderoverdose
  b. 113
  c. 56
  d. 75

Question 2

The recommended pediatric dosage for a drug is 1 to 5 mcg/kg/day. The safe dosage range for a child weighing 6 kg is _______________.
 
  a. 6 to 30 mcg/day
  b. 13.2 to 66 mcg/day
  c. 2.7 to 13.5 mcg/day
  d. 2.4 to 12 mcg/day



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A



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