E physician has ordered phenytoin syrup 20 mg PO bid for a child who weighs 15 pounds. The PDR states that 10 mg/kg/day is the maximum daily dose. The safe daily dose of this medication is _____ mg
ANS:
34
15 pounds = 6.8 kilograms; 6.8 ´ 10 mg = 68 mg maximum daily dose, making the bid doses 34 mg each
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