Balto” is a 6 year old 35 kg intact husky mix. He presents through the ER after likely being HBC (hit by car) with anisocoria an
d nystagmus, both signs of head trauma. The doctor instructs you to give 1 g/kg mannitol IV to decrease intracranial pressure. Mannitol is a 20 % solution. How many grams will “Balto” receive? How many mgs? How many mls?
it would be the Adjacent side (8) over the Hypotenuse, or the longest side which is 10. an easy way to remember this is CAH or Cosine=Adjacent/Hypotenuse