A child with juvenile arthritis needs to have aspirin at 80mg/kg/day divide qid. the child weighs 70 pounds. how much will the c

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A child with juvenile arthritis needs to have aspirin at 80mg/kg/day divide qid. the child weighs 70 pounds. how much will the c

hild take per dose?

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nekit [7.7K] · Answer 1 · 2024-04-17T11:30:53+03:00

The child should intake <u>635mg</u> aspirin medicine per dose.

Aspirin is no longer the drug of first choice because of the increased frequency of gastric toxicity and hepatotoxicity when compared to other NSAID medications.

Calculation:

Step 1. Convert pounds to kg:

70 lb × 1 kg/7.0 lb

= 31.75 kg

Step 2. Calculate the dose in mg:

31.75 kg × 80 mg/kg/day

= 2540 mg/day

Step 3. Divide the dose by the frequency:

2540 mg/day ÷ 4 (BID)

= 635 mg/dose QID

Thus, we conclude that the child needs to intake 635 mg/dose of aspirin QID.

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