Essentials of Pharmacology for Health Professions
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Chapter6: Safe Dosage Calculations
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem B.4CRQ
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A 10-day-old neonate born at 36 weeks gestation and weighing 3265 g is prescribed gentamicin,
4mg/kg in 30 mL/kg of D10W for IV infusion. If an injection contains gentamicin 40 mg/mL, how many
milliliters each of gentamicin injection and D10W should be added to an empty IV bag and
administered to the patient?
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