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Liam is a 5-year-old admitted to the hospital with a history of vomiting and diarrhea. Liam is not tolerating oral fluids and thus kept NPO. Liam weighs 14 kg. Use the daily weight equation below to determine Liam’s hourly IV infusion rate for maintenance fluids. Daily Up to 10 kg: 100 mL/g/24 hr. 11 – 20 kg: 1000 mL + (50 mL/kg for wt. > 10 kg)/24 hr. >20 kg: 1500 mL + (20 mL/kg for wt. > 20 kg)/24 hr.

A 2-year-old female is being admitted to the hospital for dehydration secondary to gastroenteritis. Her admission weight is 26 lbs. She received a bolus of normal saline in the emergency department and the attending provider has now ordered maintenance IV fluids. What is the correct hourly rate according to the table listed below? Calculate fluids using the nearest whole number. Hourly 10 >20 kg: 60 mL + (1mL/kg for every kg > 20

Ibuprofen is ordered for a 10-year-old child who weighs 30 kg and prefers liquid medications. You look up the safe dosing range for Ibuprofen and find that it is 5-10 mg/kg/dose. The formulation available is 100mg/5mL. Which dose is safe and effective for this child?

If an individual displays an expected set of outcomes as depicted by the orange line as compared to the actual distribution depicted by the blue line, what bias are they experiencing? Orange Line of Estimated Distribution: range of 60 to 100, mean of 80, height of .05Blue Line of Actual Distribution: range of 30 to 110, mean of 70, height of .025

A PTA applies a technique that moves tissue layers across one another to improve soft tissue mobility over a scar. Which tissue deformation is being applied?

Which patient presentation would make massage intervention MOST appropriate?

Which lipoprotein is considered “good” cholesterol and protective against heart disease?

The primary target of the human immunodeficiency virus in the body is:

Coronavirus, mold, and yersinia pestis are examples of antigens. 

Which of the following is true about the vertebrate circulatory system?