Phlebotomy Essentials
6th Edition
ISBN:9781451194524
Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)
Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting
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35,37,39 please.
Transcribed Image Text:35. If the daily dose of a drug is given in the literature as 8 mg/kg of body weight or 350 mg/m²,
calculate the dose on each basis for a patient weighing 150 lb and measuring 5 feet 8 inches in
height.
36. If the dose of a drug is 10 mg/m²/day, what would be the daily dose, in milligrams, for a child
weighing 30 lb and measuring 26 inches in height?
37. The dose of mitomycin injection is 20 mg/m²/day. Determine the daily dose for a patient who
weighs 144 lb and measures 68 inches in height.
38. The pediatric starting dose of ritonavir (NORVIR) is 250 mg/m² by mouth twice daily. The
available oral solution contains 600 mg of ritonavir in each 7.5 mL of solution. The correct volume
and corresponding quantity of ritonavir to be administered to a child with a body surface area of
0.75 m²/dose is:
a. 5.6 mL (450.4 mg)
b. 2.8 mL (450.4 mg)
c. 2.8 mL (225.2 mg)
d. 2.3 mL (187.5 mg)
39. Calculate the dose for a child 4 years of age, 39 inches in height, and weighing 32 lb for a drug
with an adult dose of 100 mg, using the following: (a) Young's rule, (b) Cowling's rule, (c) Clark's
rule, and (d) BSA (use the BSA equation).
40. The daily dose of diphenhydramine HCl for a child may be determined on the basis of 5 mg/kg of
body weight or on the basis of 150 mg/m². Calculate the dose on each basis for a child weighing 55
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