Patient #2 Jenny Harper is a 65-year-old female admitted t…
Patient #2 Jenny Harper is a 65-year-old female admitted to Parks Hall Hospital with an intra-abdominal infection. The prescriber has ordered gentamicin to treat her infection and has consulted pharmacy for dosing and monitoring. The patient was started on the order below. You have obtained a random gentamicin level and are now following up on the patient to determine if she needs a dose adjustment. Using the patient’s information answer the following questions. Patient information: Weight – 54 kg Height – 5’3’’ Allergies – NKDA Problem list Intra-abdominal infection Hypothyroidism HLD HTN Anxiety Current Labs BUN – 19 mg/dL CO2 – 29 mmol/L SCr – 0.83mg/dL Glucose 96 mg/dL Cl – 110 mmol/L K – 5.0 mEq/L Na – 142 mEq/L Current gentamicin regimen: 360 mg (7 mg/kg) in 100 mL 0.9% NaCl Q36H (infused over 30 mins) The above order is what the patient was started on and has been getting since admission. After closely monitoring the patient, you ordered a gentamicin random level. See the administration information and lab values below. Gentamicin administration record: Date Given Time Given 10/24 1810 Gentamicin random level: 4.5 mcg/mL drawn on 10/25 at 0310. All the other labs you ordered are stable.