Question

While still in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for an antibiotic at 300mg/kg daily. You are nervous now because the nurse was wrong before. If you weigh 123 lb, determine how many milligrams you should be given.30mg in each tablet?

Answer 1

To determine the number of milligrams you should be given, you need to convert your weight from pounds to kilograms and then multiply it by the prescribed dosage. Finally, divide the total dosage by the amount in each tablet to determine the number of tablets.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many milligrams you should be given, you will need to convert your weight from pounds to kilograms. There are 2.2 pounds in 1 kilogram. So, 123 pounds is approximately 55.91 kilograms.

Now, to calculate the dosage, you will multiply your weight in kilograms by the prescribed dosage of 300mg/kg. So, 55.91 kg x 300mg/kg = 16,773mg.

Since there are 30mg in each tablet, you can divide the total dosage by 30mg to determine the number of tablets. Therefore, you should be given approximately 559 tablets.