A 175-lb patient is to undergo surgery and will be given an anesthetic intravenously. The safe dosage is 12 mg/kg of body weight. Determine the maximum dose of anesthetic that should be used. ( 1 lb. = 454 g ) [a] mg
Frankly, I don't know the MAXIMUM DOSE. From the post we can calculate the SAFE dose.
Convert 175 lb to kg.
175 lb x (454 g/lb) x 1 kg/1000 g) = ? kg. Then,
12 mg/kg x ?kg from above = xx mg.
Well, isn't it funny that we're talking about anesthesia and dosages? It's like telling a joke in an operating room! But let's get serious for a moment and do some calculations.
First, we need to convert the patient's weight from pounds to kilograms. Since 1 lb is equal to 454 g, dividing 175 lbs by 2.2046 (to convert to kg) gives us approximately 79.4 kg.
Now, we can calculate the maximum dose of anesthesia. Multiplying 79.4 kg by 12 mg/kg gives us 952.8 mg.
So, the maximum dose of anesthetic that should be used for our jolly patient is approximately 953 mg. I hope this answer didn't put you to sleep!
To determine the maximum dose of anesthetic that should be used, we need to convert the patient's weight from pounds to kilograms.
Given:
Patient's weight = 175 lbs
Conversion:
1 lb = 454 g
175 lbs = 175 * 454 g
Let's calculate the weight in grams:
175 * 454 = 79,150 g
Next, we need to convert the weight from grams to kilograms:
79,150 g = 79,150 g / 1000 = 79.15 kg
Now that we have the patient's weight in kilograms, we can calculate the maximum dose of anesthetic using the safe dosage of 12 mg/kg:
Maximum dose = Weight in kg * Safe dosage
Maximum dose = 79.15 kg * 12 mg/kg
Let's calculate the maximum dose:
Maximum dose = 949.8 mg
Therefore, the maximum dose of anesthetic that should be used for a 175-lb patient is 949.8 mg.
To determine the maximum dose of anesthetic for a 175-lb patient, we need to calculate the weight of the patient in kilograms first.
Given: 1 lb = 454 g
Weight of the patient in kilograms = (175 lb) * (454 g / 1 lb) * (1 kg / 1000 g)
Let's calculate this:
Weight of the patient in kilograms = (175 lb) * (454 g / 1 lb) * (1 kg / 1000 g)
Weight of the patient in kilograms = 79.38 kg
Now that we have the weight of the patient in kilograms, we can calculate the maximum dose of anesthetic.
Safe dosage = 12 mg/kg
Maximum dose of anesthetic = (Safe dosage) * (Weight of the patient in kilograms)
Maximum dose of anesthetic = (12 mg/kg) * (79.38 kg)
Let's calculate this:
Maximum dose of anesthetic = (12 mg/kg) * (79.38 kg)
Maximum dose of anesthetic = 952.56 mg
Therefore, the maximum dose of anesthetic that should be used for a 175-lb patient is 952.56 mg.