Dosage for Pediatric....HELP..

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Hi guys..

Please help me with this question..

Calculate: Tylenol 320mgs (100mgs/1ml) ?

Is this correct dose for a child who weighs 22kgs? (10-15mgs/kg)

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Standard Tylenol comes 160mg/5mL.

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What have you done so far? Where does your confusion lie?

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I'm not sure what the question itself is? Are you trying to find how many ml's to admin? Or if this is a safe dose for the child?

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Standard Tylenol comes 160mg/5mL.

Acetaminophen used to be available in an "infant drops" formulation of 100 mg/mL. This formulation was removed around the same time that the maximum daily recommended dose was reduced to 3 grams.

Likely the instructor has yet to update her or his worksheet.

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Acetaminophen used to be available in an "infant drops" formulation of 100 mg/mL. This formulation was removed around the same time that the maximum daily recommended dose was reduced to 3 grams.

Likely the instructor has yet to update her or his worksheet.

When I worked in the hospital, we carried the 100 mg/mL exclusively until it was pulled by the manufacturer. It was so much easier to get the kids to take the concentrated one.

OP, your patient weighs 22 kg. 15 mg/kg is the max dose. What is 15 x 22? That's your safest max dose. Is your ordered dose more than that? Then it's not safe. Is it less? Then it is.

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