Question

A hospital ordered ibuprofen 30 mg/kg/day in divided doses for the pediatrician area. An infant weighs 24 lbs. 3 oz. how many mg will the nurse give this child in 1 day? Round to the nearest hundredth. (1 lb = 0.45 kg) and (1 lb = 16 oz)

Answer 1

326.53 mg of ibuprofen

Explanation:

30 mg/kg/day

24 lbs +3 oz=24lbs*0.45kg/1lbs + 3 oz*1 lb/16 oz *0.45kg/1lbs=

=24*0.45+3*0.45/16 kg = 10.8844 kg (mass of an infant)

30mg/kg *10.8844 kg=326.53 mg (IBUPROFEN)