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1. insulin and heprin antidotes

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   Also if you read my comment I asked if anyone could tell me where I could find the information, what topic would I find it under because they didn't just have that under the diabetes chapter it talked about insulin and all the other problems that go ...

2. insulin and heprin antidotes

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   I did open ALL my books both books the professor had us buy, my drug guide and my manual of nursing practice. Our professor's in the previous semester did not cover those solutions therefore we never went over them nor where we would find it to read ...

3. Pediatric dosage calculations

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   I know if its .5-.9 you round but the rule of more than one and calculating to the hundreths place and rounding to the tenths doesn't apply in this question so how do I know to when to round and not to in this situation because technically .5 is 1/2 ...

4. Pediatric dosage calculations

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   I'm sorry I totally get all of what you have explained to me, just had one more question I ran into this problem and the final answer was 212.5 which we had discussed early on already and my professor rounded to 213 why is that

5. insulin and heprin antidotes

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   oh sorry yes that is what I meant. Thank you

6. Pediatric dosage calculations

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   Yes I believe that is how we do it, just a few problems had us a little confused that I think just made us second guess ourselves with everything. Thank you so much for your help!

7. insulin and heprin antidotes

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you and yes I understand it is a "treatment" like you said after I finally started researching in my drug guide and decided to look up dextrose in the drug guide not "insulin" like my professor had on the sheet and that's what my drug guide had...

8. insulin and heprin antidotes

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   Hi, yes I know what insulin is and does, so is my professor saying you would use D10 & D50 as an insulin antidote, which is really insulin overdose not really "antidote", so what I read according to drug guide it say use dextrose 10%-25% for acut...

9. Pediatric dosage calculations

   cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

   is'nt dimensional analysis and ratio proportions different? we are taught ratio proportion way

10. Pediatric dosage calculations

    cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

    ok I understand and yes usually the question will say "round to the tenths" or something like that. I am just going into pediatrics in September and we were never actually taught dosage calculations we were supposed to learn it on our own or take a s...

11. insulin and heprin antidotes

    cwebb posted a topic in Student Assist

    Can anyone please tell me where I can find out about Insulin antidotes and where & why my professor's answer is D10 & D50? Also the antidote for heparin sodium, and the antidote for Morphine Sulfate (Ms Contin)?

12. Pediatric dosage calculations

    cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

    yes!! that is what I have always done but a few practice problems were not rounded on the weight and the 0.85 answer had me really confused, so thank you so much for clarifying everything for me.

13. Pediatric dosage calculations

    cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

    does that rule apply whether it is mg and ml's?

14. Pediatric dosage calculations

    cwebb replied to cwebb's topic in Student Assist

    So if the hundreths place is .5-.9 we round to the tenths? and if the tenths is .5-.9 we round to the whole number?

15. Pediatric dosage calculations

    cwebb posted a topic in Student Assist

    Hi I am going into my second year of nursing which will be pediatrics and maternity. This is the first time I have posted something here although I always read everyone's responses and always find it very helpful so I thought I would give it a try my...