A 22-day-old male neonate weighing 4kg is admitted to the paediatric ward. His parents say that over the last 24 hours he has been irritable, not feeding well and more sleepy than normal. | Medibuddy
1st March 2024

A 22-day-old male neonate weighing 4kg is admitted to the paediatric ward. His parents say that over the last 24 hours he has been irritable, not feeding well and more sleepy than normal.

DATE DRUG NAME DOSE ROUTE FREQUENCY Prescriber’s signature
08/04/23 Paracetamol 40mg Intravenous TDS DR
08/04/23 Trimethoprim 24mg Oral Twice daily DR
08/04/23 Cefuroxime 100mg Intravenous QDS DR
08/04/23 Multivitamin (Dalivit) 0.3ml Oral Once daily DR
08/04/23 Glucose 10% 2g Intravenous Hourly DR

A 22-day-old male neonate weighing 4kg is admitted to the paediatric ward. His parents say that over the last 24 hours he has been irritable, not feeding well and more sleepy than normal. They’ve only changed his nappy once in the last 12 hours and there was only a small amount of dark urine.

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