A nurse practitioner orders the antibiotic Rocephin used to treat skin infections to be given at a maximum of  5.0 mg/kg of body weight. If a child weighs 75.9 lb and the available stock of Rocephin is 61 mg/ml, how many milliliters does the nurse administer to the child? Round your answer to the tenths place

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A nurse practitioner orders the antibiotic Rocephin used to treat skin infections to be given at a maximum of  5.0 mg/kg of body weight. If a child weighs 75.9 lb and the available stock of Rocephin is 61 mg/ml, how many milliliters does the nurse administer to the child? Round your answer to the tenths place.

1 lb = 16 oz

1 kg = 2.20 lb

454 g = 1 lb

     

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We are given that : 

medicine used for per kg = 5.0 mg 

weight of child = 75.9 lb 

available stock of medicine = 61 mg /ml 

Firstly covert the mass of child from lb to kg : 

weight of child = [75.9 lbs ×1 kg/2.20 lbs]       ( because : 1 kg = 2.20 lbs) 

weight of child = 34.5 kg 

 

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