The prescribed dosage of a drug is 11 StartFraction mg Over kg EndFraction daily, meaning that 11 milligrams of the drug should be administered daily for each kilogram of a patient's weight. How many 300-milligram tablets should be given each day to a patient who weighs 170 pounds? (Use the fact that 1 l b almost equals 0.45 kg.)
The prescribed dosage of a drug is 11 StartFraction mg Over kg EndFraction daily, meaning that...
Question 13 4 pts A certain drug dosage calls for 245 mg per kg per day and is divided into three doses (1 every 8 hours). If a person weighs 119 pounds, how many milligrams of the drug should she receive every 8 hours? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a milligram. Do not include units with your answer.
A person weighs 169 lb. What is the daily dosage, in grams, of a prescribed medication for this person if the recommended dosage is 10.0 mg drug per kilogram of body weight? (1 lb = 453.59237 g exactly)
A certain drug dosage calls for 284 mg per kg per day and is divided into four doses (1 every 6 hours). If a person weighs 215 pounds, how many milligrams of the drug should he receive every 6 hours? Round your answer to the nearest milligram. Do not include units with your answer. Question 14 4 pts If a truck averages 16 miles to the gallon, how many pounds of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere when the...
A patient weighs 168 pounds. The daily recommended safe dosage range for a drug is 0.03 - 0.04 mg/kg/day. The order is 650 mcg IM every 6h. The strength of the drug is 0.5 mg per mL. a.) What is the minimum number of milligrams of this drug to be administered to the patient each day? If necessary, round to the nearest tenth. b.) What is the maximum number of milligrams of this druge to be administered to the patient...
IV. Dosage Calculation by Body Mass 16. Fluorouracil 12 mg/kg/day IV, not to exceed 800 mg/day. The adult weighs 132 lbs. How many mg of the drug should the client receive per day? 17. Luminal 10 mg/kg IV. Client weighs 45 kg. How many ml should be administered if the stock is 130 mg/ml? 18. Diphenhydramine 50 mg qid. Weight = 15 lbs, Drug dosage = 20-40 mg/kg/day a) How many mL of the drug should be administered if the...
If a 185-lb patient is prescribed 145 mg of the cholesterol lowering drug Tricor daily, what dosage is the patient receiving in mg/kg of his body weight? a. 0.784 mg/kg b. 1.28 mg/kg c. 0.356 mg/kg d. 1.72 mg/kg e. 0.580 mg/kg
MEDICATION CALCULATION #65 Order: Dilantin 60 mg, PO, bid. Child's weight: 12 kg. Child's drug dosage: 4-8 mg/kg/day Available: Dilantin - 30 Pediatric 30 mg/5mL oral suspension a. Is the prescribed dose within safe parameters? b. If the drug dose is to be administered, how many mL should the child receive? Please show your step by step calculations.
8/30/2018 Dosage Forms Pharmaceutical calculations Anne Chapter 1 Practice Problems 1. If an insulin injection contains 100 units originemine, how many milliers should be injected to receive 40 units of insulin 2. An injection contains me of medicati in each militer (ml). If a physician prescribes dose or 0.5 mg to be administered to a hospital patient three times daily, how many of injection will be required over a 5-day period? 3. In a clinical study, a drug produced drowsiness...
18. The dosage of a particular veterinary drug is determined based upon the animal’s weight. The standard dosage for a 40 pound dog is 8 mg; but the dosage is increased by 2 mg for each additional 5 pounds of weight. a. Create a linear equation that allows us to calculate the proper dosage for a dog that weighs x pounds. b. What would be the proper dosage for a 37 pound dog? c. A vet finds that 11 mg...
388 Section 3 Drug Dosage Calculations FUROSEMIDE 10 mg per ml - kg 13. Order: furosemide oral solution 10 mg p l . for a child who weighs 16th The recommended pediatric dosage is 0.5 to 2 mg/kg bid. Child's weight: Recommended minimum single dosage for this child mg dose Recommended maximum single dosage for this child: Is the ordered dosage safe? 14. If the dosage ordered in question 13 is safe, give describe what you should do - mpdose...