Stephen Bennett

Ganciclovir dosing in children

Ganciclovir dosing in children: answers

Use of supplementary infusions to optimise glucose delivery rates

What is the glucose delivery rate in mg/kg/min that is currently required by this patient from the 20% glucose?

Use of supplementary infusions to optimise glucose delivery rates: answers

What is the glucose delivery rate that is currently required by this patient from the 20% glucose? .

Sildenafil treatment for pulmonary hypertension: IV initiation and conversion to oral

What will the loading dose, in mg, be for this patient?

Sildenafil treatment for pulmonary hypertension: IV initiation and conversion to oral

What will the loading dose, in mg, be for this patient? Load dose = 400 micrograms/kg = 0.4mg/kg x 2.7kg = 1.08 mg, to be given over 3 hours .

Administration and conversion of paediatric sedation using benzodiazepines

If the patient has a syringe set up which contains 45 mg/50 ml of midazolam and is running at 1.5 ml/hour, what is the dose the patient is receiving in microgram/kg/hour? .

Administration and conversion of paediatric sedation using benzodiazepines: answers

What rate of infusion will meet the threshold for converting for this patient? .

Surface area-based dosing of caspofungin in children

What is the body surface area for this child?

Surface area-based dosing of caspofungin in children: Answers

What is the body surface area for this child? 9.98 kg × 77.7 cm = 775.446 kg/cm 775.446/3600 = 0.2154 0.2154 = 0.464   m 2 In practice it is also...

Excipient induced laxative thresholds

Based on the information above, what is the minimum expected amount of sorbitol (in g) for an adult that could produce a laxative effect?

Excipient induced laxative thresholds: answers

Based on the information above, what is the minimum expected amount of sorbitol (in g) for an adult that could produce a laxative effect?

Maintaining a patent ductus arteriosus with prostaglandins

The following scenario considers the case of a 2 kg neonate with critical pulmonary stenosis that requires a continuous intravenous infusion of prostaglandin E2 to prevent her duct from closing. The...

Maintaining a patent ductus arteriosus with prostaglandins: answers

What is the concentration of the syringe (in ng/ml) to be used for this child?

Management of obesity

Consider a patient who has approached you for a prescription for orlistat who is keen to lose weight and has the following anthropometrics: male, 44 years old, 185 cm tall, 113 kg. He has no other...