Transcription of PRACTICE PROBLEM 1 - Austin Community College District
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PRACTICE PROBLEM 1 - Austin Community College District
PRACTICE PROBLEM 1. The doctor orders Phenergan (Promethazine) PR mg every 6 hours as needed for nausea. Calculate the dose for a child who weighs 40 lbs and is 38 inches tall using Nomogram Method. First determine the BSA for this child. (answer M2). _____ M2. Now identify the adult dose. answer of Adult dose = _____ mg Now that you know what the child's BSA is and the adult dose, you can plug it into the formula Child's BSA in M2 x Adult Dosage answer of mg _____ mg The Nomogram reading for this child is Now plug it into the formula: M2 x = 195mg = mg = mg M2 Because the dose is between 1 and 10 mg, you will round the answer to the nearest tenths place.
PRACTICE PROBLEM 5 The doctor orders Morphine 2 mg IV every 4 hours PRN pain. Calculate the dose for a 2½ year old child using Fried’s Rule. First determine the child’s age in months. answer is 30 _____ months Remember, there are 12 months in one year.” “The child is 2½ years old, therefore 2.5 years x 12 months = 30 months 1 year
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