The healthcare provider prescribes hydromorphine (Dilaudid) intravenously for the postoperative 4-year-old child. The therapeutic range for Dilaudid has been determined to be 0.01 to 0.015 mg/kg/dose every 3 to 4 hours. What is the maximum therapeutic dose of Dilaudid if the child weighs 30 pounds? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth
What will be an ideal response?
0.2 mg
Explanation:
1 . 30 pounds divided by 2.2 pounds/kg = 13.64 kg
13.64 kg × 0.015 mg/kg = 0.2045, which rounds to 0.2
Your answer should have a 0 in front of the decimal and no 0 after the 2. Otherwise, you may contribute to a medication error.
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