Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 28 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 100 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighing 18 kg is prescribed azithromycin 10 mg/kg/day, divided every 24 hours. The oral suspension contains 200 mg in 5 mL. What volume V do you give per dose? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains 20 000 units of heparin in 500 mL. The order is 16 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 72 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice protocol calls for a heparin bolus of 60 units/kg for a patient who weighs 79 kg. The vial contains 1 000 units/mL. What volume V do you draw up? Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient who weighs 76 kg has an order for nitroglycerin at 5 mcg/min. The bag contains 25 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dobutamine 250 mg in 250 mL. The order is 5 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 78 kg. At what rate R do you set the pump, in mL/h? Round to one decimal place.
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