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A nurse is preparing to administer cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 6 hr to a preschooler who weighs 37 lb. Available is cephalexin suspension 250 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

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Working: Cephalexin 50 mg/kg/day in 4 doses. Weight: 37 lb (16.82 kg). Available: 250 mg/5 mL. Total daily dose: 50×16.82=841mg Single dose: 841÷4=210.25mg Volume: 210.25÷250×5=4.21mL Answer: 4.2 mL

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