a 14years client with type 1 diabetes weighing 110 pounds has an attack of hypoglycemia. he has been prescribed 0.5 g/kg of 50% dextrose. the 50% dextrose is supplied in 0.5 mg/mi prefilled syringes calculate thr dosage for the client by converting the weight into kilograms and the amount of dextrose in the syringe into gram.
a 14years client with type 1 diabetes weighing 110 pounds has an attack of hypoglycemia. he has been prescribed 0.5 g/kg of 50% dextrose. the 50% dextrose is supplied in 0.5 mg/mi prefilled syringes calculate thr dosage for the client by converting the weight into kilograms and the amount of dextrose in the syringe into gram.
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a 14years client with type 1 diabetes weighing 110 pounds has an attack of hypoglycemia. he has been prescribed 0.5 g/kg of 50% dextrose. the 50% dextrose is supplied in 0.5 mg/mi prefilled syringes
calculate thr dosage for the client by converting the weight into kilograms and the amount of dextrose in the syringe into gram.
solution- 1.5ml (show work)
110lbs- 49.8 kg
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The body uses glucose as its primary energy source. In persons with type 1 diabetes, the glucose level is discovered to be lower than the reference value. Having a blood glucose result of fewer than 70 milligrams per deciliter signifies it. It is sometimes referred to as hypoglycemia.
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