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The health care provider has prescribed dantrolene sodium (Dantrium) 0.5 mg/kg PO once a day for a child with cerebral palsy. The child weighs 55 lb. Calculate the dose the nurse should administer in milligrams.
 
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6 years ago
ANS:
12.5

The correct calculation is:

55 lb/2.2 kg = 25 kg

Dose of Dantrium is 0.5 mg/kg given once a day

0.5 mg  25 = 12.5 mg
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