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Working With a Method of Calculation Solve the following problems using the method of your choice. 1. The order is for 50 mg. The pharmacy sends 25 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give? _____ 2. The order is for 75 mg. The pharmacy sends 50 mg scored tablets. How many tablets will the nurse give? _____
Safe Dosage Pediatric Calculations Worksheet. Watch video tutorial here: https://youtu.be/QRdIVGaQf7Q. 1. Doctor orders Benadryl for a child that weighs 98 lbs. The safe dose range for Benadryl is. 5 mg/kg/day.
Dosage Calculations V – Pediatrics & Body Weight EXERCISES 1. A toddler who weighs 22 lbs is prescribed 2.5 mg/kg of Tobramycin q12h. Tobramycin is available as 100 mg/2 mL. a) How many milligrams is one dose of Tobramycin? b) What strength of Tobramycin will the infant receive in one day?
This quiz on safe dosages will test your ability to solve dosage and calculation problems for the pediatric patient. These calculation problems are based on the child’s weight and safe dosage range.
Calculating a Single Pediatric Dose by Body Weight 1. Multiply child's weight in kilograms by dosage ordered per kilogram. Example: A pediatrician orders a dose of 15 mg of a drug per kilogram of body weight (15 mg/kg). 15 mg of drug 300 mg of drug should be given as the dose 20 kg weight x 1 kg 2. Calculate volume (tablets, solution) using a ...
Calculating Pediatric Safe Dosages. The doctor orders chloral hydrate 75 mg P.O. to sedate a 3 kg neonate for an electroencephalogram. The drug resource states the usual (recommended) dosage of chloral hydrate for a neonate is 35 mg/kg/dose for sedation prior to a procedure.
Pediatric Dosage. 1) Calculate the single dose for a child weighing 18 kg. The C.P.S. states that Theophylline can be administered 5 mg/kg q.8h. 2) The C.P.S. states that a child’s does of Acetaminophen(Tylenol) elixir is 10 mg/kg q6h. The child weighs 8 kg.
When dosages are specified only for adults, a formula is used to calculate a child’s dosage from the adult dosage. The adult dosage is based on a standardized body surface area (BSA) of 1.73 m2. Example: A pediatrician has prescribed an antibiotic for a child. The average adult dose is 250 mg.
The most common way to calculate the dose of medicine is based on the child’s weight. For example, a drug manufacturer may state its dosage recommendation as: 75 mg/kg/day divided every eight hours. When you know the weight of the child, it is easy to deter-mine the correct dose of the medication for the child.
Dosage & Calculations Worksheets for Video Tutorials. Here are the individual worksheets for each of the videos I’ve completed on YouTube for solving dosage and calculation problems. Simply, click the link of the worksheet you want to download that correlates with the video you’re watching.