Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (7th Edition)

7th Edition

ISBN: 9780134705187

Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, William L. Briggs

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 2.B, Problem 96E

Drug Dosing.

67. Administering Penicillin. A doctor administers Penicillin V to a 36-kg patient, using a dosage formula of 50 mg/kg/day. Assume the Penicillin V is available in a 200 mg per 5 mL suspension or in 300 mg tablets.

a. How many tablets should a 36-kg person take every four hours?

b. A macrodrop system with a drop factor of 15 ggt/mL delivers the drug intravenously to the patient over an eight-hour period. What flow rate should be used in units of ggt/hr?

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Using & Understanding Mathematics: A Quantitative Reasoning Approach (7th Edition)

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