1. Clindamycin suspension 150 mg p.o. q8h is ordered for a child weighing 36 lb. The...

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1. Clindamycin suspension 150 mg p.o. q8h is ordered for a child weighing 36 lb. The recommended dosage is 10 to 25 mg/kg/day divided q6-8h. Calculate the dosage range and determine if the dosage ordered is safe? 2. The usual dosage range of Cefepime is 50 to 100 mg/kg/day in equally divided dosages four times a day. A child weighs 16 kg. What will the daily dosage range be? What is the divided dosage range for this child? 3. Order: Methotrexate 40 mg IM daily once a week. Available: Methotrexate 25 mg/mL. Calculate the dosage 4. A child weighing 44 lb has an order for 3 mg IV meds at 9 am in 100 mL D5W. The normal daily dosage is 0.1 mg/kg. Determine if the dosage ordered is within normal range, state your course of action. 1. Clindamycin suspension 150 mg p.o. q8h is ordered for a child weighing 36 lb. The recommended dosage is 10 to 25 mg/kg/day divided q6-8h. Calculate the dosage range and determine if the dosage ordered is safe? 2. The usual dosage range of Cefepime is 50 to 100 mg/kg/day in equally divided dosages four times a day. A child weighs 16 kg. What will the daily dosage range be? What is the divided dosage range for this child? 3. Order: Methotrexate 40 mg IM daily once a week. Available: Methotrexate 25 mg/mL. Calculate the dosage 4. A child weighing 44 lb has an order for 3 mg IV meds at 9 am in 100 mL D5W. The normal daily dosage is 0.1 mg/kg. Determine if the dosage ordered is within normal range, state your course of action.