Question

The recommended dosage of a drug for a pediatirc patients is 200 mg per kilograms of a patient’s weight. If Janine weighs 62 Ib, how many of the drug should she receive?
Jaine should receive about how many milligrams of the drugs?

Answer 1

First, we need to convert those lbs to kilograms. One kilo is equal to about 2.2lbs, so:

1kg 2.2lbs
x kg 62lbs

x=62lbs*1kg divided by 2.2lbs
x=28.1kg

The dosage is 200mg by kilogram, and the patient weighs 28.1kg, so we multiply:

28.1kg*200=5620mg

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