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Children’s Chewable Tylenol contains 80 mg of acetaminophen per tablet. If the recommended dosage is 10 mg/kg, how many tablets are needed for a 42-lb child?

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Problem 1.52P: 1-52 An order for a patient reads Give 40. mg of pantoprazole IV and 5 g of MgSO4 IV. The...

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