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A prescription medication requires $0.00225$ g per lb of body weight. Convert this quantity to the number of mg required per kg of body weight and determine the correct dose (in $\mathrm{mg}$ ) for a $105-\mathrm{kg}$ patient.
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1 g = 1000 mg 1 lb = 0.453592 kg So, 0.00225 g/lb = 0.00225 * 1000 mg / 0.453592 kg = 4.96013 mg/kg (approximately) Show more…
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