A child weighing 6.6kg is prescribed a dose of 12 mg/kg/day ciprofloxacin, to be given by intravenous infusion in 2 divided doses. Which one of the following is the correct volume of ciprofloxacin infusion 2 mg/mL that should be given for each dose, rounded to the nearest mL?

Q: 750mL is being infused at a rate of 45 gtt/min. The drop factor is 20gtt/mL. How many mL per hour…

A: Setting of the drop factor of 20 gtt/min yields 1 ml/min So, if rate is 45 gtt/min,then it would…

Q: A client receives fibrinolytic therapy upon admission following a myocardial infarction. He is now…

A: Infusion of heparin sodium=1,200 units/hour. The dilution is 25,000 units/500 mL. mL/hour=? By the…

Q: Beth R. (58 kg, 63 years old) is suffering from symptomatic ventricular arrhythmia. She will be…

A: Introduction:- A member of the class Ib antiarrhythmic drugs mexiletine primary mechanisms of action…

Q: Aspirin is considered as an acidic drug given at a dose of 80 mg tablet as an antithrombotic agent…

A: First of all aspirin is a drug comes under broad classification of NSAID means non steroidal…

Q: You are requested to recommend a dosage regimen for a patient (55 years old, 80 kg) to achieve…

A: Antiepileptic drugs are the chemical compounds prescribed by the care provider to treat the patient…

Q: A patient weighing 119lb is to receive 300 mg of medication in 750 mL solution is to be titrated at…

A: To solve the medication flow rate we will calculate it - Step I- Formula for calculation = Dose…

Q: A prescription calls for 1.5 L of an admixture to be infused over a period of 12 hr is received. If…

A: The rate of infusion (or dosing rate) in pharmacokinetics refers not only to the rate at which a…

Q: The IV order is for D5W to infuse at 100 mL/hr. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL. How many drops per…

A: Drug administration is the main function of the nurse which she should perform on time and without…

Q: A medication must be administered at a rate of 500 mg per hour in a total volume of 100 mL…

A: Q 1  formula desired dose / available in hand multiply by total volume  Desired dose 500 mg per hour…

Q: A medication order for a pediatric patient weighing 27.4 kilograms calls for vancomycin 20 mg/kg to…

A: Weight of child - 27.4 kg.  Vancomycin dose = 20 mg / kg.  To be added in 100 ml NS.

Q: Nizatidine injection (25 mg/mL) is supplied in 4-mL vials. The prescription states that for…

A: The nurse should follow 5 Rights of the medication while administering the medication such as right…

Q: CCU order is Nitroglycerine 20 mcg/min Stock vial is 5mg/ml  10 ml Standard bag is 200 mcg/ml   250…

A: The expression V1 x N1 = V2 x N2 can be used to determine one unknown quantity if the rest of the…

Q: The physician orders 1000 mL of D5W with 40 mEq of KCL added to run at 66 mL/h. The KCL is supplied…

A: Note : Hi. Since you have asked many questions. The first question will be answered and if you want…

Q: Order: Adriamycin 50 mg/m2 in three individual doses mixed with 1000 mL normal saline solution per…

A: The formula for BSA(Body Surface Area) BSA= √height(in cm)×weight (kg)/3600

Q: rthy is given an intravenous antibiotic (gentamicin) at a dose of 7 mg/kg per day for a period of 7…

A: Gentamycin is an anti-bacterial injection used to prevent a wide variety of bacterial diseases.

Q: Calculate the oral loading dose (LD) of digoxin for Miss Jones who weighs 60 kg. The desired plasma…

A: Loading dose=Cp×Vd×S×F Vd=7.3L/kg For 60 kg,Vd= 438 L Cp=1.5 mcg/L S=1 F=0.7

Q: Does the ordered medication comply with the guideline? If not, what should be the infusion rate of…

A: Ordered dose  1 PLR = 80 ml/hr Pt's weight =78 kg As per guidelines 30ml/kg in first 3 hours

Q: Toxicity manifestations of TERBUTALINE are the following except: Tachycardia Palpitations…

A: A drug will be classified as toxic when it produces damage to the body of the consumer. Many medical…

Q: Order: Infuse heparin at 1000 units/hr via infusion pump. Supply: heparin 25,000 units in 250mL D5W…

A: Intravenous(IV) injection is a type of infusion of a pharmaceutical drug/medicine directly into the…

Q: dosage in mcg/min

A: Weight of the patient = 180 lb or 81.64 kg Ordered dose of infusion = 1.5 mcg/kg/min Available dose…

Q: An 84 year old male patient has been given a loading dose of digoxin of 298 micrograms in divided…

A: Digoxin is a drug used for treating heart failure combined with other medicines. It helps in…

Q: ) A patient is prescribed a new drug that needs to be infused intravenously. The drug is available…

A: A patient is prescribed a new drug that needs to be infused intravenously. The drug is available as…

Q: You are caring for a client receiving a ordered HEPARIN infusion of 1,000 units/hour. On intial…

A: Medication or medicine that alters the physiological changes when consumed is called drug. Factors…

Q: ..   The suggested dose of drug X is 75mg by slow infusion at a rate not surpassing 0.3 g/hour. Drug…

A: We are told to infuse a drug at a rate of 0.3 grams per hour. We are told that the suggested dose of…

Q: The instructions for the azithromycin state to reconstitute the 600 mg vial with 3.6 mL until…

A: Dose available = 600mg (150 mg/mL) Azithromycin 600 mg vial is reconstituted 3.6 mL sterile water It…

Q: child has been prescribed pethidine 35mg IM at 0800 hours. 1ml Stock ampoules have been labelled 5%…

A: 5% pethidine=50mg in 1 ml Stock volume=1 ml 35mg IM

Q: The label of a vlal of Sufentanil states the concentration as 50 mcg/mL. Find the flow rate you'd…

A: Given: Concentration = 50mcg/mL Weight of patient = 164 pounds (= 74.39 kg) Dose = 5mcg/kg Duration…

Q: Name the other methods of ESR determination with their corresponding anticoagulants and normal…

A: ESR testing for erythrocyte sedimentation rate checks how fast the red blood cells in a blood sample…

Q: How much will the order medication “Potassium Chloride 40meq in 1L to run for 8 hours” raise the…

A:

Q: Give propofol 10 mg/kg/minute. The infusion is mixed propofol 250 mg in 250 mL DsW. The patient…

A: Nurses are frequently in charge of administering and dispensing medications. The nurse can assist…

Q: A 74-year-old man is admitted with a myocardial infarction and a severe acute cardiac arrhythmia.…

A: Given,  Infusion of lidocaine done at 1.92mg/min (= Q) Vd = 77 L; clearance (Cl)= 640 mL/min;…

Q: A 68-year-old 85 kg male is hospitalized following an acute myocardial infarction complicated by…

A: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a common type of arrhythmia that develops when the electrical…

Q: An infusion was ordered at 1.5 mcg/kg/min for a patient weighing 180lb. The available solution…

A: Formula is = desired dose / available dose multiply volume  Desired dose = 1.5 MCG / kg /min…

Q: Heparin 25,000 units in 1000 mL of 0.9NS is ordered to infuse at a rate of 100 units per hour. How…

A: Heparin is a drug which acts as anticoagulant and prevent cognition from happening in the body and…

Q: Case Scenario:          Jack, a 58-year-old patient, has been recently diagnosed with hypertension.…

A: Hypertension is a medical condition in which there is an increase in blood pressure in the blood…

Q: Given the information below, calculate the inspiratory reserve volume of a female patient. Height:…

A: For a female patient, it is given that: Height = 67 inches = 170.18 cm Age = 36 years EC (expiratory…

Q: A patient taking ketoconazole, an antifungal agent, was also prescribed dofetilide to treat…

A: Dofetilide is an anti-arrhythmic medication. It works by preventing certain electrical signals in…

Q: n 8 month old baby who weighs 10kg requires a morphine infusion at 20 microgram/kg/hour as…

A: Morphine is a opioid medication , also called as narcotics. It usually act on the pain signals by…

Q: The physician ordered an infusion of NSS 500 mL in 3 hours using a 15 drops/mL set. With 1 2 hours…

A: To calculate the rate in drops per minute, the formula is total volume in ml divided by time in…

Q: A calibrated burette will be used to deliver an intravenous medication dosage order of 200 mg…

A: The drug to be administered is 200 mg in 5 ml. This drug will be diluted in 40 ml. hence,

Q: A 1.5 L IV bag is administered at a flow rate of 125 mL/hr. How long will the IV bag last?

A: Flow  rate= volume in ml/Time in hour   Time= volume in ml/flow rate  Given Fluid =1.5ml =1500 L…

Q: A patient is to receive 18 mEq of intravenous potassium chloride over 4 hours. How many mg/hr of…

A: Intravenous injection is the insertion of medicine into veins using a needle. It is done when quick…

Q: A hospital pharmacy has available 2-mL prefilled syringes containing 80 mg of tobramycin and 1.5-mL…

A: To prepare the ordered solution (110 mg of tobramycin in 100 ml of D5W solution), the volume of…

Q: A medication order for a 44-lb pediatric patient calls for vancomycin, 10 mg/kg, to be administered…

A: Given, weight of patient = 44lb = 19.96 kg Drug to be given = 10mg/kg 10-mL injection containing 500…

Q: 10-kg infant requires a continuous infusion of a drug to run at 1 mL/hr to deliver 3 mcg of…

A: Given, Mass of infant = 10kg Flow rate required = 1mL/hr Drug delivery rate = 3 mcg of drug/kg/min…

Q: our patient has two continuous infusions running. Bag # 1 is Lactated Ringers and the patient is…

A: Firstly we will calculate the 720 mg contains how much ml of fluid for this, we would use the below…

Q: Calculate the daily fluid maintenance volume, as well as the hourly infusion rate for a child…

A: Weight of child is 8kg

Q: chronic-stable angina begins taking metoprolol

A: Beta-blockers (beta-adrenergic blocking agents) inhibit the discharge of the stress hormones…

Q: Which of the following routes is used to obtain a steady-state concentration in plasma? a. Single…

A: The plasma drug concentration is the desired concentration of the drug is calculated by…