Question

A 150-pound man is to receive a medication based on mg/kg. He is to receive 3 mg/kg. The nurse should give:______mg. (round to the nearest whole number)

Answer 1

Weight of Man is 150 pound, so first we will convert the weight into Kg

since, 1 Kg = 2.2 pound

So, 150 pound = 150/2.2

= 68.18 Kg (approx)

The man has to receive 3 mg/kg dose of medication, so the total amount of medicine for 68.2 Kg body weight will be calculated as:

for 1 Kg = 3 mg

for 68.2 Kg =

3 x 68.18

= 204.54 mg

or approx. 205 mg

So Nurse should give 205 mg of medication to the man of weight 150 pound who has to receive a dose of 3 mg/kg.