Question

A child's Ceclor dose is 40 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses. If the child weighs 25 lbs, how many milligrams will the child receive daily?

1) 133.3 mg/day
2) 138.2 mg/day
3) 146 mg/day
4) 152 mg/day

Answer 1

To calculate the child's daily dose of Ceclor in milligrams, you first need to convert the child's weight from pounds to kilograms. Then, multiply the weight in kilograms by the dose per kilogram. Divide the total dose by the number of divided doses to find the amount in each dose. The child will receive approximately 151 mg/day.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many milligrams the child will receive daily, we need to convert the weight of the child from pounds to kilograms. Since 1 pound is equal to 0.4536 kilograms, the child's weight in kilograms is 25 x 0.4536 = 11.34 kg.

The child's Ceclor dose is 40 mg/kg/day, so to find out how many milligrams the child will receive daily, we multiply the weight of the child in kilograms by the dose per kilogram. Therefore, the child will receive 11.34 x 40 = 453.6 mg/day.

Since the dose is divided into 3 equal parts, the child will receive 453.6 / 3 = 151.2 mg in each dose. Therefore, the child will receive approximately 151 mg/day.