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Assignment:
Please round your answer to 2 decimal places when appropriate.
1. Johnny is a 3 year old boy who presents to your area with a broken arm. On admission he weighs 12 kg and has no known allergies. The doctor orders Morphine IV for pain, 0.1 mg/kg.
a. What dosage (mg) of Morphine will you give him?
b. The vial you get from the Pyxis is a 1ml vial of Morphine 2 mg/ml. How much morphine will you draw up in your syringe?
2. Susie, a 1 ½ year old, is admitted for fever. The doctor has ordered Acetaminophen 15 mg/kg PO every 4 hrs as needed for fever. She weighs 12 kg.
a. What dosage (mg) of Acetaminophen will you give Susie?
b. The Acetaminophen elixir is 160 mg/5 ml. How much will you give?
3. Billy has an order for Digoxin 30 mcg PO every 12 hours. The concentration of the elixir is 0.05 mg/ml. How many milliliters will you give Billy each time?
4. You have an order to give your patient Dilantin 125 mg PO. He takes the chewable tablets that are 50 mg each. How many tablets will you give your patient?
5. Your patient has an order for Decadron 3 mg IV. The drug comes in a concentration on 4 mg/ml. How many milliliters will you give?
6. Your 4 year old patient has an order for Phenobarbital 6mg/kg/day divided into 2 doses. He weighs 12.5 kg.
a. What dosage of Phenobarbital would you expect to give every 12 hours?
b. The concentration of Phenobarbital is 65 mg/ml. How much will you give?
7. Julie, a 14 year old post-op patient has an order for Toradol 0.5 mg/kg to be given every 6 hours for 24 hours. She weighs 36 kg.
a. How many mg of Toradol would you give each dose?
b. The concentration of Toradol is 30 mg/ml. How much would you draw up in your syringe to administer?