A patient needs 40.0 mg of an antibiotic per kilogram of body weight each day. If the patient weighs 55 kilograms, how much antibiotic, in milligrams, should the patient receive each day for optimal therapy?

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2,200 milligrams

Step-by-step explanation:

40 mg per 1 kilogram means 40 times 55 which is 2,200 mg

Nick Radford answered Dec 2, 2021

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