Question

The dose of a drug is critical. Too small a dose may not treat a patient effectively, while too much can cause serious side effects. A nurse must give a patient 50mg of a drug for each kilogram of the patient's mass. If a patient weighs 198 lb, how many milligrams of the drug should be given?Use 1 kg = 2.2 lb and do not round any computations.mg I need help with this math problem.

Answer 1

Given

patient weighs 198 lb

A nurse must give a patient 50mg of a drug for each kilogram of the patient's mass.

Find

Number of milligrams of the drug should be given

Explanation

convert lb in kg

1 kg = 2.2 lb

so ,

$\frac{198}{2.2}=90kg$

A nurse must give a patient 50mg of a drug for each kilogram of the patient's mass.

therefore ,the dugs should be given =

$90\times50=4500mg$

Final Answer

therefore , 4500 milligrams of the drug should be given