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Question

Arielle is a 1 y/o who presents to your clinic with her grandmother for "fever and runny nose for 2 days". You diagnose her with the common cold and give a handout on supportive measures. You also recommended ibuprofen for temperature of 100.4F or greater. To ensure the grandmother knows how much of the 20m/ml. suspension ibuprofen to give Arielle, you decide to write out a prescription for this medication. You review today's chart and see that she is 8kg. Your into and the patients demographic into is already on the Rx pad. Using the information provided, complete the prescription info for her ibuprofen x Including all remaining required elements. fever 6 mo-11 yo Dose: 5-10 mg/kg PO q6-8h prn; Max: 40 mg/kg/day; Info: use lower dose for fever <102.5 F, higher dose for fever >102.5 F; use shortest effective tx duration; give w/ food if GI upset occurs © Calculate Dose 12 yo and older Dose: 200-400 mg PO q4-6h prn; Max: 1200 mg/day; Info: use lowest effective dose, shortest effective tx duration; give w/ food if GI upset occurs pain, mild-moderate 6 mo-11 yo Dose: 5-10 mg/kg PO q6-8h prn; Max: 40 mg/kg/day; Info: use lowest effective dose,