document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137747>Question 1137747</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A doctor administers a drug to a 35​-kg ​patient, using a dosage formula of 45 ​mg/kg/day. Assume that the drug is available in a 100 mg per 5 mL suspension or in 200 mg tablets. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The patient should take how many pills every four hours. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the dosage is 45 milligrams per kilogram per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since the patient is 35 kilograms, then the dosage needs to be 45 * 35 = 1575 milligrams per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the drug is available in 200 milligram tablets, then the patient requires 1575 / 200 = 7.875 tablets per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the drug is available in 5 milliliter suspensions, then the patient requires 1575 / 100 = 15.75 suspensions per day.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your questions is how many pills should the patient take every 4 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since there are 24 hours in a day, then 24 / 4 = 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7.875 tablets per day / 6 = 1.3125 tablets every 4 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "15.75 suspensions per day / 6 = 2.625 suspensions every 4 hours.\r<BR>\n" );
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