Author Question: The recommended pediatric IV dosage of furosemide is 1 mg/kg not to exceed 6 mg/kg. The child weighs ... (Read 85 times)

Charlie · **on:** Jul 3, 2018

The recommended pediatric IV dosage of furosemide is 1 mg/kg not to exceed 6 mg/kg. The child weighs 55 lb. Available: The volume to be administered IV initially is _______________.

a. 25 mL
b. 2.5 mL
c. 250 mL
d. 121 mL

Question 2

The normal adult dose of a drug is 5 to 15 mg. The dose for a child whose BSA is 0.95 m2 is _______________.

a. 2.8 to 8.4 mg
b. 4.8 to 14.3 mg
c. 11.5 to 34.5 mg
d. 1.6 to 4.7 mg