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Calculate the Safe Dosage Ranges (SDR) and Drug Dose and Indicate

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Calculate the safe dosage ranges (SDR) and drug dose and indicate if it is safe to administer or if it should be held. (Hold = Recheck order, recalculate dose, and contact prescriber promptly if it is an underdose or overdose.) Use a calculator to solve these problems.
-Order: 0.1 mg intravenously (IV) bid.
Child's weight: 8 kg.
SDR for this child's weight: 25 mcg per kg per day in 2 divided doses.
Safe or hold?


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