Just as you are recovering, your child falls ill. You know that there have been

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Just as you are recovering, your child falls ill.   You know that there have been mistakes in your medication dosages, so you hurriedly scan the Internet to make sure that what the doctor is giving your child is safe. The doctor orders 2 things:

b. 15 ml of Tylenol3 to be given every 4 – 6 hours.Your research indicates that there are 12 mg codeine per 5 ml of liquid and that the safe dosage is between 0.5 and 1 mg/kg/dose every 4 – 6 hours.

Part 1: According to your research what is the maximum safe dose for your child in mL/dose?

Explanation / Answer

Input:15ml Tylenol3 dose given in 4-6 hours

It should be 0.5mg-1mg/kg/dose

So For maximum safe dose

Let's consider 1mg/dose

5ml contains 12 mg codeine

1 mg codeine is in 12/5 ml liquid

12/5 ml of liquid is safe dose

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