The desirability quotient or DQ for methapyrilene is low.
Methapyrilene refers to an anticholinergic and antihistamine of the pyridine chemical category that was formulated in the initial 1950s. It was traded under the names Histadyl EC and Co-Pyronil.
It exhibits comparatively strong sedative influences, to the degree that its main application was as a medicine for insomnia in spite of its antihistamine activity.
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No lesions in the mouth and throat
Weight increase of 1 lb over 3 days Correct
Temperature change from 100.2° F to 99.2° F
Capillary refill slowing from 2 seconds to 3 seconds
Weight increase of 1 lb (0.45 kg) over 3 days
Rationale: Vomiting results in fluid volume deficit. The most accurate method of evaluating fluid volume increase (the desired outcome) is weight. A temperature decrease is not reflective of fluid volume increase. Increasing capillary refill time is indicative of a fluid volume decrease, not an increase. The absence of mouth ulcers would allow the child to drink without pain but does not reflect a fluid volume increase.
