Question

Assume a penicillin dose of 90009000 units per kilogram of body weight, taken every 66 hours, is prescribed for the treatment of a bacterial infection. For penicillin, 400,000400,000 units are equal to 250mg250 \mathrm{mg}. a. Express the dose in milligrams per kilogram ( mg/kg)\mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{kg}) of body weight. b. How many milligrams of penicillin would a 2020-kilogram child take in one day?

Solution

Verified
Answered 1 year ago
Answered 1 year ago
Step 1
1 of 2

a) To express the penicillin dose in milligrams per kilograms, we have to consider that 400,000400,000 units of penicillin is equal to 250250 mg. Thus, for 90009000 units taken every 66 hours, we have

9,000 units kg×250 mg400,000 units=9,000×250 mg400,000 kg=2,250,000 mg400,000 kg=5.625 mg/kg\begin{align*} \frac{9,000\text{ units}}{\text{ kg}}\times\frac{250\text{ mg}}{400,000\text{ units}}&=\frac{9,000\times250\text{ mg}}{400,000\text{ kg}}\\ &=\frac{2,250,000\text{ mg}}{400,000\text{ kg}}\\ &=5.625\text{ mg/kg} \end{align*}

Create an account to view solutions

By signing up, you accept Quizlet's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Continue with GoogleContinue with Facebook

Create an account to view solutions

By signing up, you accept Quizlet's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Continue with GoogleContinue with Facebook

More related questions

1/4

1/7