Question

A patient weigh 132lb, A medication is ordered as 1gm/kg. How many gms should you give.

Answer 1

Patient weight is 132 lb. So first the weight is to be convert in kg.

Since 1 lb = 0.453 kg

So 132 lb = 0.453 x 132 kg

= 59.8 kg

or ~ 60 kg

So the patient weight is 60 kg around.

Now the ordered medication is 1 gm/kg

it means for 1 kg, dose 1 gm

so for 60 kg, the dose will be:

60 x 1 = 60 gms for 60 kg body weight.

Hence, 60 gms will be given to patient with weight of 132 lb to administer the ordered dose of 1 gm/kg.