Directions: Determine the Normal Dosage Range to the Nearest Tenth

question 26

Essay

Directions: Determine the normal dosage range to the nearest tenth. State your course of action.
A child weighing 16.4 kg is to receive a medication IV with a dosage range of 100 to 150 mg/kg/day. The order is for 600 mg in 75 mL D5W q6h. Determine whether the dosage ordered is within normal limits. What is your course of action? ______________________________

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Definitions:

Synaptic Transmission

The process by which neurotransmitters are released by one neuron and bind to receptors on another neuron, facilitating communication between neurons.

Neurotransmitter

Chemical substances that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another in the nervous system.

Local Potential

Changes in the electric potential of a neuron's membrane that are confined to a small area, unlike action potentials that can spread.

Neurotransmitters

Chemicals released by nerve cells to transmit signals across a synapse to another nerve cell, muscle cell, or gland cell.