The average dosage of oxcarbazepine for an epileptic child between the ages of 4 and 16 is 9.00 mg per 1 kg of body weight (9.00 mg/kg). Calculate how many milliliters of oxcarbazepine a child who weighs 37.3 pounds should be prescribed considering the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0 mg/mL. Keep in mind that 1 pound is equivalent to 0.453 kilograms.

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Piper Galvan

12 April, 12:42

The average dosage of oxcarbazepine for an epileptic child between the ages of 4 and 16 is 9.00 mg per 1 kg of body weight (9.00 mg/kg). Calculate how many milliliters of oxcarbazepine a child who weighs 37.3 pounds should be prescribed considering the medication is served as a suspension of 60.0 mg/mL. Keep in mind that 1 pound is equivalent to 0.453 kilograms.

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Rodney Sherman · Answer 1

Convert the child weight (37.3 pounds) to kilograms

37.3 lb x 0.453 kg / 1lb = "A kg"

multiply the dose (9.00mg/kg) by the weight of the child to find how much you need to give him

A kg * 9.00 mg/1kg = "B mg"

calculate the mL of suspension dividing the "B mg" by the concentration of the suspension 60.0 mg/mL

B mg * 1mL / 60.0 mg = C mL oxcarbazepine