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Question

1. Jennifer is to receive gentamicin 12 mg IM. How many milliliters should you withdraw from a vial that has a concentration of 40 mg/ml?

2. Aqueous penicillin 125,000 units IM is ordered for an infant. You find a one million unit vial of power in his drug drawer. Reconstitution instructions on the vial tell you to add:

3. Tony is to receive nafcillin 150 mg IM. There is a vial of nafcillin in Tony's drug drawer. The directions on the vial state that when reconstituted with 3.4 ml sterile water for injection, each vial contains 4 ml solution of sodium nafcillin equivalent to 250 mg nafcillin per ml, buffered with 10 mg sodium citrate. How many mls of nafcillin should you give Tony?

4. Your drug book states that the recommended dose of phenobarbital for a child is 6mg/kg/24 hours. Donna weighs 11 pounds 5 ounces and has a phenobarbital order for 8 mg three times per day. What is the recommended dose? Is Donna dose of phenobarbital correct? if not, is the dose too high or too low?

5. A 2 1/2 year old is order to receive IV cefotaxime 1200 mg/day. The child weighs 14kg. The Pediatric dosage handbook states that the dosage of cefotaxime is 100-200mg/kg/day. What is the recommended dose range? Is this child's ordered dose within the recommended dose range?