SOLUTION: while in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for an antibiotic at 400mg/kg/day. Assuming that you weight 132lbs, determine how much milligrams should be given. What is the equ

Question 1046076: while in the hospital, the doctor writes an order for an antibiotic at 400mg/kg/day. Assuming that you weight 132lbs, determine how much milligrams should be given. What is the equilvalent number of grams?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need the conversion:
1 pound = ? kgs
My research ( google ) shows:
1 pound = 0.454 kg
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From that, I get:
kg
is your weight
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I can set up the ratio:

where the left side is mg and the right side is kg
Multiply both sides by

mg should be given
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[ mg ] x [ g / 1000 mg ] = [ g ]
g
is the equivalent in grams
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Hope I got it -you might want
a 2nd opinion too

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