A) The dose of the medication is 0.5 mg/kg. How many teaspoons of a solution containing 20 mg per 5 mL should be administered to a patient weighing 176 pounds? B) A pediatric patient will go home with a 150-mL bottle of amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL with instructions for one teaspoon to be given by mouth every 8 hours. How many days will the bottle last for this patient? C) Digoxin injection is supplied as 500 mcg per 2 mL ampules. How many milliliters (mL) of the digoxin injection is needed to provide a dose of 0.25 mg?
A) The dose of the medication is 0.5 mg/kg. How many teaspoons of a solution containing 20 mg per 5 mL should be administered to a patient weighing 176 pounds? B) A pediatric patient will go home with a 150-mL bottle of amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL with instructions for one teaspoon to be given by mouth every 8 hours. How many days will the bottle last for this patient? C) Digoxin injection is supplied as 500 mcg per 2 mL ampules. How many milliliters (mL) of the digoxin injection is needed to provide a dose of 0.25 mg?
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Transcribed Image Text:A) The dose of the medication is 0.5 mg/kg. How many teaspoons of a solution containing 20 mg per 5 mL
should be administered to a patient weighing 176 pounds?
B) A pediatric patient will go home with a 150-mL bottle of amoxicillin 250 mg/5 mL with instructions for one
teaspoon to be given by mouth every 8 hours. How many days will the bottle last for this patient?
C) Digoxin injection is supplied as 500 mcg per 2 mL ampules. How many milliliters (mL) of the digoxin injection
is needed to provide a dose of 0.25 mg?
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