Question

A prescription medication requires 5.98 mg per kg of body weight.

Answer 1

Answer:

For A: The 0.0132 grams is required per pound of the body weight.

For B: The dost required for 191 lb patient is 5.96 grams.

Explanation:

• For A:

We are given:

Medication requirement = 5.98 mg/kg

To convert the given amount in grams per pounds, we use the conversion factor:

1 kg = 2.20462 lb

1 g = 1000 mg

Converting the value into grams per pounds, we get:

$\Rightarrow (\frac{5.98mg}{kg})\times (\frac{1g}{1000mg})\times (\frac{2.20462lb}{1kg})\\\\\Rightarrow 0.0132g/lb$

Hence, the 0.0132 grams is required per pound of the body weight.

• For B:

To calculate the amount of medication for 191 lb patient, we use unitary method:

For 1 lb body weight, the amount required is 0.0132 grams.

So, for 191 lb body weight, the amount required is $\frac{0.0312g}{1lb}\times 191lb=5.96g$

Hence, the dost required for 191 lb patient is 5.96 grams.