Tracy is receiving lanoxin every 8 hours. She weighs 79 kg. The dose range for this drug is 0.030 to 0.060 mg/kg every day. What is the maximum safe dose (in mg) you could deliver every 8 hours

The order is Rocephin (ceftriaxone) 1g IM daily. The package insert says to add 4.2 mL of diluent to  the 2-g vial and that after reconstitution the strength will be 350 mg/mL. How many milliliters will you  administer? Round to the nearest tenth of a mL.

You need to give aciclovir as an infusion at a dose of 5 mg/kg every 8 hours. The patient weighs 76 kg and aciclovir is available as 250 mg vials. How many vials do you need for each dose?

A nurse is preparing to administer tobramycin 2.5/mg/kg to a child that weighs 20kg.  avaiable is tobramycin injection 40mg/ml. how many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (round to the nearest tenth)

Sarah who weighs 67 kg is to receive acetylcysteine at a dose of 50 mg/kg infused over 4 hours for paracetamol overdose. The required volume of concentrated acetylcysteine solution (200 mg/mL) has been added to 500 mL of 5% glucose solution. What is the concentration of the solution to be infused (mg/mL)? (Answer to 1 decimal place.) Answer: 16.75 mg x

A child weighs 11 kilograms. The health care provider orders a drug as follows: 0.2 mg/kg intravenously. What dose should the nurse administer?

The pediatric nurse practitioner orders Dilantin 40 mg po bid for a child weighing 14 lb 7oz.  The safe dose is 5-7 mg/kg/day.  It is available as 5mL/125mg.  If safe,  how many mLs will you give?

1gtt OU q4h x 72h then q6h x 10 days # 10 mL. The physician then tells the patient to continue the last dose until the bottle is empty. How many days will the medication last (what is the Estimated Days Supply)? this isnt 23.7 nor 24 nor 4 days

James Dunn is a 40-year-old African American man. He presents to the physician’s office today complaining of headache. His vital signs during triage are as follows: blood pressure 165/90 mm Hg, heart rate 80 beats/minute, temperature 98.5F, weight 125 kg (275 lb), and height 5 ft 11 in. He currently has no other diagnosed medical conditions. The physician gives Mr. Dunn a prescription for lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide (Prinzide) 10/12.5 mg with directions to take one tablet by mouth daily in the morning. (Learning Objectives 1, 3, 4, 8) 1. In which stage of hypertension would you place Mr. Dunn? 2. What lifestyle modifications should Mr. Dunn be encouraged to follow? 3. What class of antihypertensive is lisinopril/hydrochlorothiazide? 4. What would you tell Mr. Dunn about his new medication?

The initial plasma concentration of a drug given iv at 8:00am is 210 mg/ml.  If the half life of the drug is 6 hours, what will the plasma concentration be at 7:00pm that same day?