Pediatric Dosage Calculation Tutorial

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Pediatric Dosage Calculation

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From Logan Shaffer and Jordan Shaffer


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How is Pediatric DosageCalculation Different than dults

" There is no standard dose

" ll doses are #ased on a recommended

dosage #ased on$Body weight in kilograms (for this dosage test)Body Surface Area


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%egin #& Con'erting to (ilograms

" ll )D orders will #e ordered as a dose*er kg

"Con'ert the *atient+s weight in l#s to kg #&di'iding the weight in l#s #& ,.,

" - am*le$

/0 l#s di'ide #& ,., 1 ,,.2,2,2,2,2,2,2

3ound to tenths *lace 1 ,,.2 kg


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4ow &ou tr&!

5. Patients weight 67 l#sHow man& kg does the *atient weigh

Patient weight 58.9 l#sHow man& kg does the *atient weigh


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:rite &our answer$


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;he )D order

;he )D order can #e written in se'eralwa&s$

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Patients weight$ 6/ l#s,. Gi'e 80mg>kg>da& e=uall& di'ided in three

dosesHow man& mg *er dose How much is the,6 hr drug total

8. Gi'e 80mg>kg ;


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6. )D order S*orano AitraconaBole 60 mg#idPatients weight 62 l#sDrug guide recommends 8@/mg>kg>da& =5, hrs


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Su**l&

" Pediatric medication is t&*icall& su**lied inli=uid form

" Some children can swallow *ills or themedication ma& onl& come in ta#let form

" )ost of the dosage assessment =uestionswill consist of medication in li=uid form? few=uestions will #e in ta#let form


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3emem#er .

" Su**l& is e *ressed as a dosage amount *er acommonl& used =uantit&

" - am*le ,/0mg>/ml500mg>ml/0mcg>5ml

" ;his is different from the total amount of drugdosage in the #ottle


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Calculate Li=uid )edication

Dose desiredDose on hand E =uantit& in ml

1 'olume to #e administered


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/. )D order is to gi'e 2/ mg

Su**l& is ,/0mg>/ml

Calculate the amount to administer


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3ead a la#el

" Some dosage=uestions will re=uire&ou to read a drug

la#el

)i ingdirections$

dd 80 ml

of water )i

igorousl&Discard

after /da&s

ZantacAranitidineOralsus*ension,/mg>/ml


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6. Using the medication label supplied ? howman& milliliters should #e administered*er dose if the )D order is 500 mg *o =d


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Ok? so how do &ou round

Look at it this wa&


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:hat is the nswer is I 5 ml

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2. ;he *h&sician orders (antreAkanam&cin oral sus*ension *o 5/0mg>kg>da& in , di'ided doses.Su**l& (antre /00mg>/ml.

Patients weight$ ,7 l#sHow man& milliliters should #eadministered *er dose


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7. ;he *h&sician orders ProstigminAneostigmine #romide 7 mg = 6 hrs

;he drug guide recommended dosage is,@6 mg>kg>da& in di'ided doses

Patients weight$ ,5 l#s


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Careful some ma& ha'e *atientsweight in kg alread&!

9. ;he *h&sician orders Primacor Amilrinone

lactate /0 mcg mlPatients weight$ 5, kg.

How man& milliliters should #e administered*er dose


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50. ;he *h&sician orders Susti'a Aefa'irenB

,0mg>kg *o = 5, hrs.Su**l&$ Susti'a /0 mg ta#letsPatients weight$ 55 l#sHow man& ta#lets are to #e administered *er

dose


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55. ;he *h&sician orders < fluids as follows$


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