I need the equation for determining how to decide : You are given a dosage of 30m/kg to be given every twelve hours, how much is given (in grams) with each dose. I know the answer is obviously 15 m/kg but what is it in grams?
What does m stand for? 15m = what?
The question just gives me the dosage of 30 m/kg for every twelve hours and asks what the dosage would be in grams.
I'm not familiar with m for anything but meters, certainly not a dosage in grams. I thought it might be mg and the g was omitted.
I'm sorry, let me re ask this question and tell you what I've come up with ( I work 11pm-7am and do not sleep in daylight hours)
Given 30mg/kg and need grams per dose with dosage every twelve hours.
Here's what I've attempted: need to change mg/kg to grams -->
30mg/kg *1000g/1 kg * 1g/1000mg
the mg with the thirty is canceled out by the mg with the 1000 and the kg is canceled out by the kg with the one( the denominator cancels the numerator)
the 1000/1000 cancels each other leaving you with 30 grams - did I lose you, because I'm lost. You then divide 30grams by 2 because every twlve hours would be twice a daymaking the answer 15 grams per dose - what do you think?
To determine the amount given in grams for each dose, you need to convert milligrams (m) to grams (g).
Given that the dosage is 30 mg/kg, and we need to find the amount in grams, we need to consider the patient's weight. Let's assume the patient weighs X kilograms.
To convert milligrams to grams, we divide by 1000 since there are 1000 milligrams in a gram. So, 30 mg will be equal to 30/1000 = 0.03 grams.
Now, since the dosage is given as 30 mg/kg, we multiply the amount in grams (0.03 g) by the patient's weight (X kg) to find the total amount in grams.
Therefore, the equation to calculate the amount given in grams is:
Amount in grams = 0.03 g/kg * X kg
In your case, you mentioned that the answer is 15 mg/kg. If we substitute this value into the equation:
Amount in grams = 0.03 g/kg * 15 kg
Amount in grams = 0.45 g
So, with each dose, 0.45 grams would be given.