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Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol
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Chapter23: Pediatric Intravenous Medications
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A child weighing 5.7 kg is ordered to receive  0.05 mg of a medication in 200 mL of normal saline. The dosage range is 1.5 - 3 mcg/kg/hr.  What is the minimal dosage per hour in mcg.  Round to the tenths. 

 

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Weigh of the child = 5.7 kg

Ordered dose of medication = 0.05 mg  or 50 mcg

Dosage range = 1.5 - 3 mcg /kg /hr

 

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