1 the physician has ordered a dose of 15 mgkg for a patient


1. The physician has ordered a dose of 15 mg/kg for a patient who weighs 55 pounds. How many mg will the patient be given?

2. Use a recommended dose of 10 mcg/kg to calculate the loading dose of digoxin for a patient weighing 143 pounds.

3. Carry out the necessary calculations to determine the number of teaspoons that should be administered for a dosage of 50 mg if you have the drug available in a concentration of 10 mg/mL

4. Select the correct number of gtt/min to be administered for 1200 mL of IV fluid to be given over 5 hours using an administration set labeled 10 gtt/mL

5. Select the correct number of gtt/min for 500 mL of Lactated Ringers IV to be infused over 2 hours using an administration set labeled 15 gtt/mL

6. A medication is supplied as 2 grams per 100 mL of Normal Saline. The patient is to receive 2 mg/kg of the medication. The patient weighs 220 pounds. How many mL will be administered?

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