Question

The average dosage of oxcarbazepine for an epileptic child between the ages of 4 and 16 is 9.00 mgmg per 1 kgkg of body weight (9.00 mg/kgmg/kg). Calculate how many milliliters of oxcarbazepine a child who weighs 42.9 pounds should be prescribed considering the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0 mg/mLmg/mL. Keep in mind that 1 pound is equivalent to 0.453 kilograms.​

Answer 1

The answer to your question is 3 ml

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Dosage = 9.0 mg/ kg

Child's weight = 42.9 pounds

Suspension = 60 mg/ml

milliliters = ?

Process

1.- Convert the weight to kg

1 pound ------------------- 0.453 kg

42.9 pounds --------------- x

x = (42.9 x 0.453) / 1

x = 19.43 kg

2.- Calculate the milligrams the child needs

1 kg of weight ------------ 9 mg

19.43 kg ---------------------- x

x = (19.43 x 9) / 1

x = 174.87 mg of oxcarbazepine

3.- Calculate the milliliters needed

60 mg of suspension ------------- 1 milliliters

174.87 mg -------------- x

x = (174.87 x 1) / 60

x = 2.9 ml ≈ 3 ml