Given,
Dr. Patel's order: 40 mg/kg
Patient's weight: 150 lb
To find,
The medication dosage
Solution,
We can solve this numerical problem by using the following process.
Patient's weight: 150 lb
Since the Patient's weight is not in SI units, we need to convert the patient's weight from pounds to kilograms.
1 pound is approximately equal to 0.4536 kilograms.
So, 150 lb * 0.4536 kg/lb = 68.04 kg
The dosage of medication must be proportional to the weight of the patient.
Now,
Dosage = Weight (in kg) * Dosage per kg
Dosage = 68.04 kg * 40 mg/kg
Dosage = 2721.6 mg
Therefore, Dr. Patel orders approximately 2721.552 mg of medication for the patient weighing 150 lb.