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1. Order: Give drug IV piggyback for a child weighing 66 lbs at a dosage of 50 mg/kg/day in
divided doses q 6 h.
How many mg would each dose contain? ____________
2. Order: Tetracycline elixir qid for child weighing 50 lbs at a dosage of 8mg/kg/day in equally
divided doses.
a. How many mg would one dose contain? ____________
b. Tetracycline is supplied at 50 mg / 7 mL. How many mL should be administered? _____
3. Order: Quinidine for an adult patient weighing 110 lbs at a dosage of 25 mg / kg / day q 6h.
a. How many mg in a dose? _____________
b. Quinidine is supplied as 300 mg tablets. How many tablets will you give? ______
4. Order: Ampicillin IVPB for a child weighing 55 lbs at a dosage of 20 mg / kg / day in 4 equally
provided doses.
a. How many mg per dose? ____________
b. Ampicillin is supplied as 250 mg in 1.5 mL. Give ___________ mL.
5. Order: Pronestyl orally for a patient who weighs 198 lb. at a dose of 25 mg / kg / day given at 6
hour intervals.
a. Give __________ mg.
7. Order: Tylenol suspension ½ tsp po q4h prn for fever for a child weighing 32 lb.
a. Tylenol is supplied as 325 mg / 10 mL
b. Recommended dose is 25 – 35 mg / kg / day q4h prn
c. How many mg of Tylenol in a ½ teaspoon? _____________
d. Is this a safe dose? ______________________
12. Order: Ceclor 20 mg/kg/day for an infant who weighs 12 lb 3 oz in divided doses q8hours.
a. Give __________ mg per dose.
b. Ceclor is provided as 100 mg / 2 mL.
c. How many mL would you give? ______________
18. Synthroid is ordered 175 mcg po every morning for an 8-year old weighing 29.5 kg.
a. Drug book states po dose is 4-5 mcg / kg / day
b. Is this dose safe? _________________