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MAT117E ASSIGNMENT 8.3 EXTRA CREDIT This assignment is worth 30 points in extra credit. It is designed to test your understanding of dose calculations. 8 points for each correct dose and 2 points for each correct equivalent weight will be given. 30 Extra Credit Points Name: Calculate the dose and weight for each of the following problems. PROBLEM 1 "Dumphy" is a 2 year old pot-bellied pig He is sick today and the veterinarian instructs you to administer 4 cherries/grape of a medication IM to him. The medication has a concentration of 5 cherries/apple. Dumphy weighs 7 pears. You know the following conversions: 2 cherry pits / 3 pears 10 potatoes/cherries 1 pear/ 3 grapes Calculate the dose and weight of drug. PROBLEM 2 "Seahorse" is a cat with an URI. The veterinarian instructs you to administer 6 pebbles of a medication to Seahorse. The concentration of the drug is 12 pebbles/rock. Seahorse weighs 2 stones. You know the following conversions: 2 pebbles / boulders 5 boulders / slabs 3 slabs / patio Calculate the dose and weight of drug PROBLEM 3 "Panther" is a calf with scours. The veterinarian instructs you to administer 40 pansies/marigolds to Panther PO of a medication with the concentration of 20 zinnias / pansies. Panther weighs 5 roses. You know the following conversions 10 marigolds / roses 30 daffodils / lily 5 lily / roses Calculate the dose and weight of the drug.

I am needing help with the medical mathamatics problems. It is a veternarian nursing problems. Help!! I need help before sunday 1100 pm time.

it must include the dose and weight

Answer 1

Problem:1

Weight of Dumphy = 7 pears

Intramuscular dose ordered is = 4 cherries / grapes

Step:1- Convert the weight of Dumphy from pears to cherries

• conversion factor given - 1 pear/ 3 grapes
• therefore 7 pears/ x grapes
• cross multiplication = x grapes * 1 pear = 7 pears * 3 grapes
• canceling common terms on either side of the equation
• x *1 = 7*3
• x=21
• Therefore the weight of Dumphy = 7 pears = 21 grapes..............(1)

Step:2 - Calculate the i.m. dose for Dumphy

The dose ordered is 4 cherries/ grapes

Therefore from statement (1)

4 cherries/ grapes of medication are to be given to a pig weighing 21 grapes

The dose of medication = 4 * 21 = 84 cherries of medication has to be given to Dumphy who weighs 21 grape.....(2)

Step:3 Calculating the weight of medicine to be given to Dumphy

As per (2).. Dumphy needs 84 cherries of medication

1. The medicine concentration is 5 cherries/ apple
2. In other words, 1 apple contains 5 cherries
3. then how many apples while contain 84 cherries = 84/5 = 16.8 apples.

Final answer: The dose of intramuscular medication is 84 cherries and 16.8 apple weight of the drug will provide this dose.

Problem:2

The dose of medication orders is 6 pebbles

The medicine contains 12 pebbles/rock

Therefore, 1 rock of medicine contains 12 pebbles

So how many rocks of medicine will be required to give 6 pebbles of medicine - y

12 pebbles/ rock = 6 pebbles/ y rocks

y= 6/12 = 0.5 rocks

Final answer = 0.5 rocks weight of the drug will provide 6 pebbles dose of medication.

Problem: 3

Step:1 Convert the weight from roses to marigold

the conversion factor provided = 10 marigold/ rose

Weight of panther: 5 roses

Therefore : 10 marigold/ rose = a marigold/ 5 rose

therefore: a = 10 * 5 = 50 marigolds

The weiight of panther is 5 roses = 50 marigolds

Step:2 Calculate the dose

• the dose ordered 40 pansies/ marigold
• therefore the dose for 50 marigold is "b"
• 40 pansies/ marigold = b pansies/ 50 marigold
• b = 40 * 50 =2000 pansies
• So, Pather who weights 50 marigolds requires a dose of 2000 pansies

Step:3 Calculate the weight of the medicine that will provide dose of 2000 pansies

• the concentration of medicine is 20 zinnias/ pansies
• In other words, 1 pansies contain 20 zinnias of medication
• So the 2000 pansies are present in "c" zinnias
• 20 zinnias / 1 pansies = c zinnias / 2000 pansies
• c zinnias = 20 * 2000 / 1 = 40,000 zinnias.

Final statement - 40, 000 zinnias weight of medication will provide a dose of 2000 pansies.