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a nurse is going to administer ciprofloxin 15 mg/kg every 12 hours. The patient weighs 44...

a nurse is going to administer ciprofloxin 15 mg/kg every 12 hours. The patient weighs 44 lbs. How many mg should be administerd?
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Answer #1

As the patient weight is 44 lbs.

So first we will convert in kg

since 1 kg = 2.2 lbs

therefore, 44 lbs = 44/2.2 kg

= 20 kg

Now the nurse is ordered to administer the ciprofloxin of dose 15 mg/kg.

so the amount of ciprofloxin for patient of 20 kg, will be calculated as:

20 x 15 = 300 mg

So a nurse should administer 300 mg of ciprofloxin to a patient of 44 lbs ordered a dose of 15 mg/kg

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