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A newborn weighing 3.8 kg has been diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism. The dose of levothyroxine prescribed by the physician is 10/mcg/kg daily by mouth. The oral syrup comes in 50 mcg per 2 mL.
 
  The dose the nurse needs to teach the mother to give is _________________ ml. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
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Rationale:
The infant's weight is multiplied by 10 mcg to find the daily dose, which is 38 mcg/day. The bottle contains 50 mcg in 2 ml. 38 mcg is divided by 50 mcg, and this answer is multiplied by 2 ml to find the dose to be given to the infant. (The formula is dose divided by what is on hand times quantity.)
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