Question

a patient weighs 129 lb. the medication dose ordered is 5 mg/kg. how many milligrams are in each dose? 112 mg 59 mg 293 mg 1,419 mg

Explanation:

Step1: Convert pounds to kilograms

1 pound is approximately 0.453592 kg. So, for a 129 - lb patient, the weight in kg is $129\times0.453592\approx58.5134$ kg.

Step2: Calculate the dose

The dose is 5 mg/kg. So the dose in mg is $5\times58.5134 = 292.567\approx293$ mg.

Answer:

293 mg