Math: Dosage Prescription Practice
*Medication prescriptions for children are measured using weight and the given dosage amounts. Imagine you are a doctor and are administering dosage of the medications. You will be finding how much you will give each patient.**To find the medication dosage simply multiply the dose by the weight to determine the dosage required.*The formula is as follows: __mg x __kg (weight) = __ mg (required dose)
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- A child weighs 36 kg and there is 3 mg per kg of a drug required in a single dose. How many milligrams will you give to the kid?
- A child weighs 20 kg and there is 3 mg per kg of a drug required in a single dose. How many milligrams will you give to the kid?
- Amoxicillin is prescribed at 35 mg per kg / 24 hrs in 3 divided doses. The patient's weight is 12 kg. How many milligrams will you administer in a single dose?
- Amoxicillin is prescribed at 35 mg per kg / 24 hrs in 3 divided doses. The patient's weight is 25 kg. How many milligrams will you administer in a single dose? (Round to the nearest tenth decimal place)
- A medicine is prescribed at 20 mg per kg / 24 hrs in 2 divided doses. The patient's weight is 23 kg. How many milligrams will you administer in a single dose? (Round to the nearest tenth decimal place)
- A medicine is prescribed at 35 mg per kg per 24 hours in 3 divided doses. The patients weight is 15 kg. On one hand you have a 125 mg vial which measures to 5 ml. How many ml will you administer in a single dose? The Formula to use for the 3rd step is (required dose/stock dose) x stock volume = volume to be given
- A medicine is prescribed at 25 mg per kg per 24 hours in 2 divided doses. The patients weight is 15 kg. On one hand you have a 125 mg vial which measures to 5 ml. How many ml will you administer in a single dose? The Formula to use for the 3rd step is (required dose/stock dose) x stock volume = volume to be given
- A medicine is prescribed at 30 mg per kg per 24 hours in 4 divided doses. The patients weight is 35 kg. On one hand you have a 125 mg vial which measures to 5 ml. How many ml will you administer in a single dose? The Formula to use for the 3rd step is (required dose/stock dose) x stock volume = volume to be given
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