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A 4 year old child, who weighs 15.4kg was admitted to hospital with dehydration following severe vomiting and diarrhoea. They are prescribed routine IV fluid maintenance using sodium chloride 0.18% and glucose 4%, using the Holliday-Segar formula: 100mL/kg/day for the first 10kg of weight 50mL/kg/day for the second 10kg of weight 20mL/kg/day for the weight over 20kg How many millilitres of sodium chloride and glucose infusion will the patient receive over the first 24 hours of treatment?

A patient presents with a prescription for a titrating dose of gabapentin 300mg capsules and you are asked to issue the patient with a 28-day supply, the prescription is written as follows: “Gabapentin 100mg Capsules – Take ONE capsule DAILY, increasing to take ONE capsule TWICE DAILY after 2 days, then increasing to ONE capsule THREE TIMES DAILY after 2 days and continue on this dose until next appointment.” How many gabapentin 100mg capsules should you dispense to the patient?

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