If the proper dosage of a drug is 2 mg/kg of body weight, how many milligrams would a 110-lb individual need?
1 Answer
Mar 4, 2015
Your patient needs
SInce your drug's dose is expressed in mg per kg, you'll need to convert it to mg per pound first, and then determine how much a 110-lbs patient would need.
then
Rounded to one sig fig, the number of sig figs in 2 mg, the answer will be
You can do this in one longer step as well