ED camp medication calc quiz

Your Patient is a 12 m/o female weighing 10.2 kg.

How much Tylenol should you give knowing that the typical dose for Tylenol is 15mg/kg

Answer in MG

You are preparing to give 153mg of Tylenol to your patient. How many ml's will you give?

Tylenol Concentration: 160mg/5ml

Answer in ML

Sally has D5NS iv fluids infusing and the MD orders a one time dose of Rocephin. How do you know if it is ok to run both medications at the same time?

• phone a friend

• Tressel's IV Compatibility

• assume it is compatible because the Dr. ordered them to be given at the same time.

• call the pharmacy

Patient: 10yo weighing 38.6kg is seen in the ED for an abscess requiring an I&D under sedation. The paitent is NPO and ready for the procedure but has a temperature of 39.1 orally. The patient had Tylenol 3 hours ago. The doctor has not signed up yet, so you may protocol this antipyretic.

You protocol 386 mg of Motrin for your patient. How many ML will you give.

Concentration 100mg/5ml

The I&D procedure is complete, and your patient is now awake and taking PO. Before discharge home the doctor would like to give an initial dose of IV clindamycin. Based on the patient's weight what do you expect the ordered dose to be?

You looked up the medication in lexicomp and it says the typical single dose is 10mg/kg

Patient wt: 38.6kg

Give answer in MG

Clindamycin comes in prefilled syringes with a concentration of 300mg/30ml.

Based on your calculated dose of 386mg, how many ml will you give?

Your patient is being seen for several days of vomiting and requires volume resuscitation.

Patient is a 2y/o female weighing 11.36kg. The doctor has ordered basic IV labs and IVF bolus. How much normal saline do you expect to give in ML?

How fast will you give these bolus fluids?

• 60 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 15 minutes / push pull

• however fast the order says

After the bolus, you will begin MIVF as ordered. They will run at 78.6 ml/hr. You double checked the ordered volume using the 4-2-1 method and it is correct.

You program the pump rate at 78.6.

What will your VTBI be?