Weight-based doses

Doses ordered per kilogram, including converting a weight given in pounds.

Problem

A dose is ordered at 2 mg/kg. The person weighs 56 lb. What total dose does that order call for?

Round the dose to the nearest tenth of a milligram.

These are practice problems for exam preparation. Every number in them is generated by CARE for teaching purposes — nothing here is a real order and nothing here is a clinical dosing tool. Do not use this page to work out a dose for a real patient: use your facility's policy, the actual order, and an independent double-check where your policy requires one.

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