intro week-prescribing Flashcards
1
Q
when should you give prednisolone?
A
morning-otherwise won’t sleep
2
Q
whats a PEG
A
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
3
Q
whats a JEJ
A
Jejunostomy
4
Q
Maintenance fluids children ?
A
For the 1st 10kg – 100ml/kg/day
For the 2nd 10kg - 50ml/kg/day
Subsequent kg - 20ml/kg/day
5
Q
order of grams etc
A
Grams (g) x1000
Miligrams (mg) x1000
Micrograms (1μg) x1000
Nanograms (ng) x1000
6
Q
dehydration formular
A
% dehydration x weight x 10 = deficit mls
