Use the following information about a child and her order to compute answers. Mandy, a child who weighs 15 kilograms, is to be given amoxicillin. The recommended dosage of amoxicillin for children is 20 to 40 mg/kg/day p.o. in equally divided doses administered q.8h. The pediatrician has ordered amoxicillin 125 mg p.o. q.8h for Mandy. The available supply of amoxicillin is 125 mg/5 mL. Is her order within the recommended range for this medication? (yes/no) If so, how many mL of amoxicillin should be given per q.8h administration? For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac). BIUS Paragraph Open Sans,sa... v 10pt EEA ✓ Ix убра 55

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Use the following information about a child and her order to compute answers.
Mandy, a child who weighs 15 kilograms, is to be given amoxicillin. The recommended dosage of amoxicillin for children is 20 to 40 mg/kg/day p.o. in equally divided doses administered q.8h.
The pediatrician has ordered amoxicillin 125 mg p.o. q.8h for Mandy.
The available supply of amoxicillin is 125 mg/5 mL.
Is her order within the recommended range for this medication? (yes/no)
If so, how many mL of amoxicillin should be given per q.8h administration?
For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac).
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Transcribed Image Text:Use the following information about a child and her order to compute answers. Mandy, a child who weighs 15 kilograms, is to be given amoxicillin. The recommended dosage of amoxicillin for children is 20 to 40 mg/kg/day p.o. in equally divided doses administered q.8h. The pediatrician has ordered amoxicillin 125 mg p.o. q.8h for Mandy. The available supply of amoxicillin is 125 mg/5 mL. Is her order within the recommended range for this medication? (yes/no) If so, how many mL of amoxicillin should be given per q.8h administration? For the toolbar, press ALT+F10 (PC) or ALT+FN+F10 (Mac). BIUS Paragraph Open Sans,sa... V 10pt EEA I хоро 55
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