This question has two parts:
The child's dosage of Keppra has been increased to 550 mg bid. The medication bottle is labeled: Keppra 100 mg/ml. Show all work
PART A: How many ml will child receive per dose?
PART B: How many tsp will the child receive per dose?
(Round to the nearest tenth if applicable)
a. ?ml
b.?tsp
PART A: To find how many ml the child will receive per dose, we need to divide the total dosage (550 mg) by the concentration of the medication (100 mg/ml).
550 mg / 100 mg/ml = 5.5 ml (per dose)
Therefore, the child will receive 5.5 ml per dose.
PART B: To convert ml to tsp, we need to know the conversion rate. One teaspoon is approximately 5 ml.
5.5 ml / 5 ml/tsp = 1.1 tsp (per dose)
Therefore, the child will receive approximately 1.1 tsp per dose.
PART A: To determine how many ml the child will receive per dose, we need to divide the dosage by the concentration of the medication.
The child's dosage is 550 mg, and the medication concentration is 100 mg/ml.
To calculate the ml per dose, we divide the dosage by the concentration:
550 mg / 100 mg/ml = 5.5 ml
Therefore, the child will receive 5.5 ml per dose.
PART B: To determine how many teaspoons (tsp) the child will receive per dose, we need to convert the ml to tsp.
Since 1 tsp is approximately equal to 5 ml, we can divide the ml by 5 to find the tsp per dose:
5.5 ml / 5 = 1.1 tsp
Therefore, the child will receive approximately 1.1 tsp per dose.