PROBLEM SOLVING: A febrile, pediatric patient weighs 42 pounds. You need to administer acetaminophen (Tylenol) 15 mg/kg. (1) How many mg will you administer? (2) The acetaminophen (Tylenol) packages come in liquid form 160 mg/5.0 mL. How many mL will you administer to your patient?
PROBLEM SOLVING: A febrile, pediatric patient weighs 42 pounds. You need to administer acetaminophen (Tylenol) 15 mg/kg.
(1) How many mg will you administer?
(2) The acetaminophen (Tylenol) packages come in liquid form 160 mg/5.0 mL. How many mL will you administer to your patient?
PROBLEM SOLVING: A critical care physician prescribes an IV of heparin to be administered at a rate of 1100 units per hour. The IV contains 26,000 units of heparin per liter. Determine the rate of the IV in cc/h. Use the conversion 1 cc = 1 mL.
Enter the value to two decimal places. Write the value and the unit.
PROBLEM SOLVING: You receive an order for 60. mg of meperidine (Demerol) for your postsurgical patient. The injection syringe is prepackaged with 75 mg/mL. How many mL will you administer?
Enter the value to two decimal places. Write the value and the unit.
PROBLEM SOLVING: The lethal dose of potassium cyanide (KCN) taken orally is 1.6 mg/kg of body weight. Calculate the lethal dose in mg of potassium cyanide taken orally by a 175-lb person.
Enter the value to two decimal places. Write the value and the unit.
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