Question

The physician ordered Velosef (cephradine) IM 50mg/kg/day in equally divided doses four times a day for a child who weighs 40 pounds. Convert pounds to kilograms and then calculate the prescribed dosage

Answer 1

40pounds =18.14 kilograms:)

Answer 2



Step-by-step explanation:

40 pounds = 18.14 kilos

The dosage is 50mg/kg/day ---> 50 x 18.14 = 907 mg/day ----> divided by 4 (because it's four times a day) ---> the final prescription will be 226 mg IM every 6 hours.

obs: in these cases the doctor can either round the dosage up to 250 or down to 200.