A child weighing 123 lb (56 kg) has been diagnosed with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
The nurse calculates that the correct dose, to be given twice a day, is ____________________.
ANS:
100 mg
The dose for children weighing more than 45 kg is 2.2 mg/kg/dose twice daily, with a maximum dose of 100 mg twice daily. At 56 kg the dose is calculated to be 123 mg, but because the maximum dose is 100 mg, this is what the nurse administers.
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