Answer to Question #160305 in Chemistry for aaliyah t mcintosh

Question

A particular medication dosage is 20.1 mg/kg of body weight. If 1.00 mL of the medication contains 50.0 mg, what is the volume in mL of the medication a child weighing 59.0 lb. should receive?

Answer 1

The child weight is 59.0 lb = 26.76 kg.

As the dosage is 20.1 mg/kg, the child must receive 26.76 kg × 20.1 mg/kg = 537.9 mg.

As 1.00 mL contains 50.0 mg, the volume of the injection is 537.9 mg / 50.0 mg/mL = 10.8 mL

Answer: 10.8 mL