If a 3-year-old child weighing 35 lb accidentally ingested twenty 81-mg aspirin tablets, how much aspirin did the child ingest on a milligram per kilogram basis?

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29. If a 3-year-old child weighing 35 lb accidentally ingested twenty 81-mg aspirin tablets, how much
aspirin did the child ingest on a milligram per kilogram basis?
30. The recommended pediatric dose of epinephrine for allergic emergencies is 0.01 mg/kg. If a
physician, utilizing this dose, administered 0.15 mg, what was the weight of the patient in pounds?
31. The initial maintenance dose of vancomycin for infants <1 week old is 15 mg/kg every 18 hours.
a. What would be the dose, in milligrams, for an infant weighing 2500 g?
b. How many milliliters of an injection containing 500 mg per 25 mL should be administered to
obtain this dose?
32. The loading dose of indomethacin to treat patent ductus arteriosus in neonates is 0.2 mg/kg of body
weight by intravenous infusion.
a. What would be the dose for a neonate weighing 6 lb 4 oz?
b. How many milliliters of injection containing 1 mg of indomethacin per 0.5 mL should be
administered to obtain this dose?
R
13
Jimmy Jones Age: 8 years
Wt: 88 lb
Metronidazole suspension
7 m/1/dou
Transcribed Image Text:29. If a 3-year-old child weighing 35 lb accidentally ingested twenty 81-mg aspirin tablets, how much aspirin did the child ingest on a milligram per kilogram basis? 30. The recommended pediatric dose of epinephrine for allergic emergencies is 0.01 mg/kg. If a physician, utilizing this dose, administered 0.15 mg, what was the weight of the patient in pounds? 31. The initial maintenance dose of vancomycin for infants <1 week old is 15 mg/kg every 18 hours. a. What would be the dose, in milligrams, for an infant weighing 2500 g? b. How many milliliters of an injection containing 500 mg per 25 mL should be administered to obtain this dose? 32. The loading dose of indomethacin to treat patent ductus arteriosus in neonates is 0.2 mg/kg of body weight by intravenous infusion. a. What would be the dose for a neonate weighing 6 lb 4 oz? b. How many milliliters of injection containing 1 mg of indomethacin per 0.5 mL should be administered to obtain this dose? R 13 Jimmy Jones Age: 8 years Wt: 88 lb Metronidazole suspension 7 m/1/dou
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