Reference no: EM133618914

Problem

A 3-year-old child weighing 30 lb is admitted to the hospital for severe respiratory distress. The orders from the physician include:

1. IV D5W ½ NS at 50 ml/hr
2. Tylenol elixir 120 mg every 4 hr PRN
3. Aminophylline loading dose of 5 mg/kg to infuse over 30 minutes and maintenance dose of 0.8 mg/kg/hr
4. Ribavirin (Virazole) inhalation therapy x 12 hr/day
5. RespiGam 750 mg/kg IV monthly
6. Pediapred 1.5 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses
7. Ampicillin 100 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 6hr

Task

I. Calculate how many ml of acetaminophen elixir the patient will receive. Supply 120 mg/5ml

II. Calculate how many mg of aminophylline the patient will receive and the mL/hr to set the IV pump for maintenance dose. Supply: 250 mg/100 mL

III. Calculate how many mg of RespiGam the patient will receive IV on a monthly infusion

IV. Calculate how many mL dose of Pedipred the patient will receive. Supply: 15mg/5 mL

V. Calculate how many mg/dose of ampicillin the patient will receive IV, how many mL to draw from the vial, and mL/hr to set the IV pump. Supply: 1 g vials to be diluted with 10 ml of NS and further dilute in 50 mL NS to infuse over 30 minutes