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CONVERT POUNDS TO KILOGRAMS
CONVERT KILOGRAMS TO POUNDS |
POUNDS TO KILOGRAMS MULTIPLY BY 2.2
KILOGRAMS TO POUNDS DIVIDE BY 2.2 |
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WHAT IS THE SYRINGE USED IN PEDIATRIC DOSING AND WHY?
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TUBERCULIN IS USED TO MEASURE TO THE HUNDREDTHS BECAUSE WE DO NOT ROUND PEDIATRIC DOSES TO THE TENTHS COLUMN LIKE WE DO FOR ADULTS
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NAME A FEW RELIABLE SOURCES THAT YOU WOULD USE TO ENSURE A MEDICATION IS SAFE AND DOSE CORRECT FOR A PEDIATRIC PATIENT?
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PHYSICIANS DESK REFERENCE, DRUG REFERENCE BOOK, PHARMACIST, PEDIATRIC MEDICATION HAND BOOK
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WHAT PLACE VALUE DO YOU ROUND PEDIATRIC MEDICATION CALCULATION
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NOT OFTEN ROUNDED BUT IF NEEDED TO THE 100'S PLACE.
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NAME THE TEN RIGHTS (quiz 4)
PATMDTRRD |
RIGHT:
Patient Assessment To know Med Dose Time Route Refuse Reassess/evaluate Documentation |
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PEDIATRIC DOSE CALCULATION BY WEIGHT (not going to be tested on surface area)
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LAB INTERPRETATION
PT |
Measures clot time, tests for clotting disorder, anemia
10-13 SEC NORMAL >13 to16 on warfarin |
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LAB INTERPRETATION
INR |
INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO - all labs use different values to measure PT. The IRN standardizes these values with a complex (not need to know) math formula.
-Normal 1.0, - Anticoagulant therapy 2-3 seconds -Higher INR means there it takes the person longer to clot. |
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H&H
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Hemoglobin and Hematocrit
Hemoglobin measures protein Hematocrit measures % of RBC in whole blood Women- 12-16 gm/dL Men- 13-18 gm/dL |
