Ordered: Aminophylline IV in D5W at 0.7 mg per kg per hr for a 1-year-old child with asthma. Child's weight is 12 kg. The IV 250 mg aminophylline per 250 mL started just a short time earlier is flowing at 5 mL per hr when you enter the room to care for the child.
SDR: 0.6-0.7 mg per kg per hr.
a. SDR of mL per hr for this child
b. Ordered flow rate in mg per hr
c. Ordered flow rate in mL per hr
d. Current flow rate in mL per hr
e. Evaluation and decision

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The Answer of Ordered: Aminophylline IV in D5W at 0.7 mg per kg per hr for a 1-year-old child with asthma. Child's weight is 12 kg. The IV 250 mg aminophylline per 250 mL started just a short time earlier is flowing at 5 mL per hr when you enter the room to care for the child.
SDR: 0.6-0.7 mg per kg per hr.
a. SDR of mL per hr for this child
b. Ordered flow rate in mg per hr
c. Ordered flow rate in mL per hr
d. Current flow rate in mL per hr
e. Evaluation and decision