Question

The patient weighs 128lb. the dosage rate ordered for a drug is 20mg per kilogram of body weight. How many milligrams should you administer to the patient? Use 1 kg = 2.2 lbs and round your final answer to 2 decimal places is necessary.

Answer 1

Step 1:

Write the given data:

Patient weighs = 128ib

Drug of 20mg per kilogram

Step 2:

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Convert lb to kilogram.

`128\text{ lb = }(128)/(2.2)\text{ = 58.18181818 kg}`

Step 3

Find the number of miligrams

`\begin{gathered} =\text{ 20 }*\text{ 58.18181818} \\ \\ =\text{ 1163. 64 mg} \end{gathered}`

Final answer

1163.64 mg