Question

1. Your patient has a fluid restriction order of 1.2 liters/day. The bedside cup that the patient uses to drink from holds 240ml. How many fluid oz can the patient put into the bedside cup at one time?

2. Your patient was recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The doctor started the patient on Levothyroxine 125 micrograms per day. How many mg will be administered per week?

Do NOT round answer.

3. A pediatric patient is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. The doctor ordered Ibuprofen 10mg/kg PRN for temp > 101.2 degrees F. The patient weight is 46.82 kg. If the patient develops a fever, how many mg of Ibuprofen will need to be administered?

(Round answer to the nearest whole number)

4. Use answer from Question 6.

Available: Ibuprofen 100mg/5ml

How many ml will need to be administered if the pediatric patient develops a fever?

please show work. i want to understand!

(Round answer to the nearest tenth place)

Answer 1

Question (1)

Maximum amount of fluid per day=1.2 L= 1200mL

Volume of cup= 240 mL

Number of cups per day= 5 cups fluid per day

Therefore, amount of fluid to be taken per day= 1200/5 = 240mL=8.11 oz (1 oz= 29.5 mL)

Thus, 8.11 oz per cup is taken, for 5 cups a day regime.

If the doctor advices to take 6 cups of fluid a day instead of 5,

Then amount of fluid to be taken per cup =1200/6=200mL=6.76 oz.

Thus, for 6 cups a day regime, 6.76 oz is to be taken per cup.

Question (2)

Amount of levothyroxine administered per day= 125 micrograms

Total levothyroxine administered per week= 125*7= 875 micrograms = 875/1000 mg= 0.875 mg (1 mg= 1000 micrograms)

thus, 0.875 mg levothyroxine is given per week.

Question (3)

Dosage of Ibuprofen= 10 mg/kg

If the patient with 46.82 kg develops fever, amount of Ibuprofen to he given= weight*dosage=46.82×10 mg= 468.2 mg/day

thus, 468.2 mg is the amount of ibuprofen to be given.

Question (4)

According to available data from previous question,

Dosage of Ibuprofen= 10 mg/kg

Weight of child= 46.82 kg

Amount od Ibuprofen needs to be administered= 468.2 mg (from previous question data)

Available Ibuprofen= 100mg/5 mL

Therefore, amount of Ibuprofen to be administered in mL = (468.2/100)*5 mL = 23.41 mL

thus, 23.4 mL of Ibuprofen should be administered.