A patient is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis. The orders from the physician...

A patient is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis. The orders from the physician include:

IV D5W/ ½ NS at 150 cc/hr

Zofran 8 mg IV q8h

Morphine sulfate 5 mg IV prn

Calculate how many mg/day of Hydrea will be given PO to the patient weighing 125 lb.

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Start administering at the single dose of 15mg/kg/day

Titrate by 5mg/kg/day for every 12 hours

35mg/kg/day is the maximum dose advisable.

Hence starting dose will be

125 lbs = 56.699 kg

15mg/kg/day so 15 X 56.699mg/day = 850.485 mg/day

the dosage may not exceed 1984.465 mg/day as of maximum dose will be 35 mg/kg/day

Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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