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Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

Edition 3ISBN: 9780077290498
book Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn cover

Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn

Edition 3ISBN: 9780077290498
Exercise 65
In Exercises 15, determine if the order is safe. If it is, then determine the amount to administer.
The patient is an 8-year-old child who weighs 55 lb and is being treated for streptococcal pharnygitis.
Ordered: Cephalexin Susp. 200 mg PO q6h
On hand: See label D and package insert information E below. In Exercises 15, determine if the order is safe. If it is, then determine the amount to administer. The patient is an 8-year-old child who weighs 55 lb and is being treated for streptococcal pharnygitis. Ordered: Cephalexin Susp. 200 mg PO q6h On hand: See label D and package insert information E below.    In Exercises 15, determine if the order is safe. If it is, then determine the amount to administer. The patient is an 8-year-old child who weighs 55 lb and is being treated for streptococcal pharnygitis. Ordered: Cephalexin Susp. 200 mg PO q6h On hand: See label D and package insert information E below.
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Math and Dosage Calculations for Health Care 3rd Edition by James Whaley, Kathryn Booth, Booth Kathryn
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