Question

You must give your patient a dosage of 2.4 mg, but you have only 2 tabs labeled 0.6 mg each. What additional dosage in milligrams will you need?

a) 0.6 mg
b) 1.2 mg
c) 2.0 mg
d) 2.4 mg

Answer 1

The patient needs a total dosage of 2.4 mg and currently has two 0.6 mg tablets, summing up to 1.2 mg. The additional dosage required to meet the 2.4 mg needed is therefore 1.2 mg, which is option (b).

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the additional dosage in milligrams the patient will need, we must first determine the total amount of medication the patient needs and subtract the amount that is currently available. The patient needs a dosage of 2.4 mg. With two tablets labeled 0.6 mg each, the patient currently has access to 0.6 mg x 2 = 1.2 mg of medication. Therefore, the additional amount of medication needed is:

2.4 mg (total desired dosage) - 1.2 mg (available dosage) = 1.2 mg (additional dosage needed).

The correct answer is 1.2 mg, which corresponds to option (b).