Calculating Pediatric Dosages
Directions: Show your work on these five problems. Show logical setups and please be neat and orderly.
#01. (1 pt) A physician's order reads the following: Erythromycin 10 mg/kg PO q8h. If the child weighs 30 kg how much of the drug, in mg, will you administer?
#02. (1 pt) A recommended dose of ceftazidime for an infant weighing 2.6 kg is 30 mg/kg IM every 12 hours. How much of this medication will should be administered over this 12-hour period? Do not round off.
#03. (1 pt) A physician orders an antibiotic 25 mg IVPB q8h for a child. The antibiotic is supplied in vials with a strength of 10 mg/mL. How many milliliters should you withdraw from the vial? Do not round off.