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Dosage Error Calculations Assignment

Last month Hometown Hospital admitted more than the usual number of patients due to a rare skin infection. The outbreak was widespread causing hospitalization for men, women, and children of all ages. Unfortunately, there were some major complications that developed with these patients. These severe cases are still in critical condition.

Hospital officials have gathered some basic chart data from the pneumonia patients that were admitted during a 3-day period.

Patient

Gender

Weight in pounds

Dosage received (morning) in mg

Dosage received (afternoon in mg)

Dosage received (evening) in mg

A

M

215

237

237

237

B

F

182

41

41

41

C

F

120

27

27

27

D

M

45

50

50

50

E

F

70

16

16

16

F

M

65

72

72

72

G

M

195

215

215

215

H

F

78

86

86

86

I

M

201

46

46

46

Each patient received the same medication:

Solumedrol (1.5mg/kg/day to be given in three doses, not to exceed recommended dosage in a 24 hour period)

As an outside evaluator, your job is to determine if this data is correct and report your findings. This information will be used during an inquiry of hospital personnel. This is to investigate the possible liability of the hospital and/or the drug manufacturer.

Your report should be include the following information:

  • A chart indicating patient, gender, weight and recommended dosage for each patient. Excel might be useful for this!
  • If discrepancies are found, indicate the error(s) with a detailed report of what findings you discovered. Give a detailed analysis for every error found with the corrections noted.
  • If possible, provide information on the possible cause/source of any error(s).
  • Report additional findings or conclusions based on this information. Does this appear to be a hospital or drug manufacturer error?

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