A child will be receiving diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 5 mg/k…
A child will be receiving diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 5 mg/kg/day, in divided doses every 6 hours. The child weighs 80 pounds. 1 kg is equal to 2.2 pounds. Identify how many milligrams of medication the child will receive with each dose.
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A patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia will be receiving pentamidine as an intravenous piggyback (IVPB) dose. The medication has been added to a 100-mL bag of D5W for the infusion, and it needs to infuse over 120 minutes. The tubing has a drip factor of 25gtts/mL. How many drips per minute will the nurse set the medication to run?
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