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a 5 yo 38lb child with a mild infection is to reive oral amoxicillin 40mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours. the amoxicillin is available in 150 mL bottles containing 250mg/5mL. How many mL will you administer per dose?

a 5 yo 38lb child with a mild infection is to reive oral amoxicillin 40mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours. the amoxicillin is available in 150 mL bottles containing 250mg/5mL. How many mL will you administer per dose?

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a 5 yo 38lb child with a mild infection is to reive oral amoxicillin 40mg/kg/day in divided doses every 8 hours. the amoxicillin is available in 150 mL bottles containing 250mg/5mL. How many mL will you administer per dose?

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Step 1: Calculation of child weight

The weight of the child is 30lb

Convert into kilograms,

1 space l b space equals space 0.45 space k g T h e space w e i g h t space o f space t h e space c h i l d space i s comma 38 space l b space cross times space 0.45 space k g divided by l b space equals space 17.1 space k g


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