Directions: Read the Ordered and Available Amounts

question 19

Short Answer

Directions: Read the ordered and available amounts. Decide if you are going to give the same, more, or less than the unit dose available.
-Ordered: Phenobarb elix. 15 mg PO daily for a child with seizures
Available: Phenobarb elix. 20 mg per 5 mL
Give: same, more, or less than unit dose (Circle one)

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Definitions:

Erythrocytes

Also known as red blood cells, they are responsible for carrying oxygen from the lungs to the body's tissues and returning carbon dioxide back to the lungs.

Overproduction

The process of producing more of a good, service, or substance than is needed or used.

Rh Incompatibility

A condition that occurs during pregnancy if a woman has Rh-negative blood and her baby has Rh-positive blood, potentially leading to hemolytic disease of the newborn.

Rh Positive

Rh Positive refers to the presence of the Rh(D) antigen on the surface of red blood cells, a key factor in determining the compatibility of blood types.