Assignment task:
You just diagnosed Billy Braithwaite, a 2-year-old (24 months) male toddler with acute otitis media. He has no allergies. This is his second ear infection, (his last was about 6 months ago) and you would like to give him high-dose Amoxicillin. Since you are a smart NP, you look up amoxicillin on a pediatric drug prescribing resource Download pediatric drug prescribing resourceand find that you would like to use the highest otitis media dose of 90 mg/kg/day dose given in 2 divided doses. He will need the antibiotic for about 10 days. (You can also use the Medscape Amoxil drug dosing guideLinks to an external site.) (You may need to register on Medscape, but it's so worth it!)
Billy weighs 11 kg and the amoxicillin comes in different dose concentrations. You may choose to use one of the following concentrations: 200mg/5ml, 250 mg/5ml or 400mg/5ml for Billy. The prescription should delineate either how many milliliters (or teaspoons) of liquid Billy should take twice a day and for how many days. You will also need to calculate the total number of milliliters to dispense for the 10 day prescription. Need Assignment Help?