Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 55 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 4 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A child weighs 44 lb. The prescription is clindamycin 24 mg/kg/day in 3 equal divided doses. Using 1 kg = 2.2 lb, find the dose D in mg given each time.
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 57 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). An infusion contains 50 units of regular insulin in 50 mL. The order is 0.1 units/kg/h for a patient who weighs 61 kg. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.
Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A bag contains dopamine 400 mg in 250 mL. The order is 12 mcg/kg/min for a patient who weighs 54 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 patient who weighs 64 kg has an order for norepinephrine at 12 mcg/min. The bag contains 4 mg in 250 mL. Find the pump rate R in mL/h. Round to one decimal place.
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