Home Homework Library Medicine and Nursing Medicine Dispensing 1) A pt weighing 144 lbs was prescribed 90,000 units of penicillin ...

1) A pt weighing 144 lbs was prescribed 90,000 units of penicillin...

Question

1) A pt weighing 144 lbs was prescribed 90,000 units of penicillin per kg of body weight. The concentration available is 1,000,000 units/5mL. How many mL will pt be administered?
A) 64.8mL
B) 5.9mL
C) 29.4 mL
D) 13.0 mL

2) The pharmacy has 190 mL of a pediatric elixir in stock. If doses 3/4 mL are administered, how many full doses are available in the stock elixir?
A)143
B) 254
C) 142
D) 253

3) A male pt takes 100mg of a drug at 9am and again at 9pm. The drug has a half life of 4 hours. How much of the drug remains in the pt body by 9 am the next day? A) 14.1 mg B) 16.6 C) 12.5 D) 25mg

Solution Preview

These solutions may offer step-by-step problem-solving explanations or good writing examples that include modern styles of formatting and construction of bibliographies out of text citations and references.
Students may use these solutions for personal skill-building and practice.
Unethical use is strictly forbidden.

Solution:
Patient weight = 144 lbs = 65.31 Kg
Patient needed 90,000 units per Kg of body weight so for 65.31 Kg, patient will need 65.31 x 90,000 = 58,77,900 Units

This is only a preview of the solution.
Please use the purchase button to see the entire solution.

By purchasing this solution you'll be able to access the following files:

Solution.docx

Purchase Solution

$5.00